The 5 Minute Marriage

Book excerpt: Aaron Robinson is just your average, ordinary teenager trying to make it through his eighth grade year. But something happens to him that is far from ordinary. He has a nightmare in which something happens that seems very real to him. Aaron shakes it off as nothing but a dream, not knowing that it would change his life forever. As part of the year goes by, he falls for the girl of his dreams, Ann. The thing is though his former best friend has too. He tries to do everything in order to get her to like him for who he is, but it just doesn't seem like it's enough. Aaron wants so much more in his life, but something tragic happens that makes him realize that he should be thankful for the people and things in his life. One day sitting in class, Aaron finds out news that he just lost someone very close to him without warning. The news tears his world apart, and now his whole life seems like a nightmare that he can't wake up from. Feeling as if he has to fight for what he wants in life, Aaron decides to challenge his nemesis in a fight. But realizing that it would be her fault if either one of them was hurt, Ann pleads Aaron's former best friend to just leave it alone. Meanwhile, Aaron waits for everyone to show up when all of the sudden his nightmare becomes reality. He tries to run, but he cannot avoid what fate has in store for him. With his life on the line, will Aaron be able to overcome fate's plan or will things take a turn for the worse? Only time can tell in If Only Aaron Knew.