Whitney Clarke Physical Appearance Height: 5' 7'
Weight: 115 Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Brown Whitney looks like perfection-WASP personified. Long dark hair, perfect teeth, professionally sculpted nose.
On the surface, she appears to have it all. Comes from a long line of old, old money. Old as in Mayflower roots old. Family has made money, starting with steel mills, and now in whatever they want. Her father isn't in her life after his ugly divorce from her mother. He forgets her birthday, has never been to a dance recital, or school event.
Her mom is a bitch and always having plastic surgery to tweak whatever she thinks needs fixing at the time. Whitney will never be as perfect as her older sister.
No one at school really likes her, she's a bitch plain and simple, but they fear her. Fear what will happen to them if they cross her. Piss her off, and she will destroy you.
She has serious daddy issues and hates her mom most of the time.
She's young, thin, gorgeous, and fabulously rich. She feels like the world owes her something. And if it won't give it to her, she'll just buy it.
She drinks, parties, is not opposed to recreational drugs. Smoking and cocaine help keep her skinny.
She's wild, but pretends to be the ultimate in class. I mean, I am a Clarke. I have to act above everyone else.
She's always concerned about her appearance. Wants perfection. The perfect life. No, wait, that's not quite right, she wants the best of everything. The best life, the best boyfriend, the best clothes. She wants to be better than everyone. And she will be no matter what. Her position as Queen/Alpha of the School is not to be messed with. Girls are not friends-they are competition, wannabees, or worshipers.
She and Dawson Johnson have dated throughout high school. She was in love with his older brother, Camden, first, but then Peyton dated him. So, she set out to make Dawson her boyfriend, so they would be the perfect couple. She never really loved him, but they looked good together, and he adored her. Just as he should. Last spring though, Peyton landed a college boyfriend, and all of a sudden, a silly high school boy was not good enough for her. She found an even better looking college boy, who has more money and a hotter car. They are dating now. Or so everyone thinks.
When she broke up with Dawson, it sort of devastated him. As it should have. But you know what they say, onward and upward, and even though Dawson is hot and sweet, he's so last year. They had sex, well, some sex. She really isn't all that into sex. She's a skilled and manipulative flirter, but once she gets a guy, and gets him into bed, she just wants to get it over.
She knows that Dawson has become an out of control mess, sleeping with everyone to try to make her jealous, but she doesn't care. She is going to stay friendly with him, since he is the hottest boy at the school.
When Keatyn comes to school, she immediately sees the way the guys react to her and views her as a threat. She tries to abuse her a little, but that doesn't seem to lessen the new girl's appeal, and you know what they say, keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. So that's what she'll do. Bring Keatyn into her world. Easier to control her that way.
Dawson Johnson Love Interest Physical Appearance Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210 Eye Color: Dark Brown Hair Color: Dark Brown Birthdate/Age: October 26th, Senior Home: Manhattan, New York.
Drives: Modified Silver BMW M5 Sex with him: Creative, intense, passionate. "Let me untie you."
Kissing him: You know what he wants, and it's probably not kisses.
How he'd pick up a girl: He's the kind of guy you could sleep with the first day you met him, and he'd make you feel both sexy and respected.
Positive aspects of personality: Really a nice guy, sweet, honest, magnetic personality, determined, emotional, trust is important to him, respectful. Even though he is privileged, he and his family are very down to earth.
Negative aspects of personality: Doesn't know when to quit, gets his feelings hurt, doesn't like to be alone, needs his ego stroked.
Personal History: Dawson is from New York. His family is old money, but his parents chose to work rather than living off their trust funds. His father is a successful bond trader, and his mom was a pediatrician. She quit after her fourth boy was born. She wasn't going to let a nanny raise her children.
For a kid with money and privilege, he had a pretty normal and loving upbringing. He is a good guy, sweet and caring. He sort of goes with the flow though and is popular because he's rich, athletic, and good-looking. He never has been in a situation where he hasn't gotten exactly what he wanted. He dates Whitney Clarke, and they were the perfect couple. He sort of worshiped her, like everyone else. He was king of the school. Until she dumped him.
Since then, he's been in a bit of a funk. At first, he tried to get her back, buying her expensive gifts. When that didn't work, he decided to make her jealous, by hooking up with anyone and making sure she heard about it.
One thing about not being with Whitney though, he realized sex with her wasn't all that great. She's kind of cold, but that doesn't make him stop wanting her back.
Family: Brothers, Camden (Freshman at Columbia), Riley (Junior), Braxton (8th grade) Interests: Sports, sports, sports. Loves the beach.
Fears: He's not good enough. His father is successful and wants him to make his own money in the world, not live on his trust fund.
Dreams: Graduate college so he can get full control of his trust fund, find a hot wife, then live at the beach off his trust fund.
Main Problem: At the start of the school year, he wants Whitney back. When he meets Keatyn, he wants her, too. Then he finds that he actually really likes her. She seems real to him. And so different from Whitney. Until Whitney wants him back.
Riley Johnson Best friend Physical Appearance Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190 Eye Color: Dark Brown Hair Color: Dark Brown He's strong, has big hands and muscles, and oozes sex appeal.
He's 16. Born on October 28th (Scorpio) From Manhattan, NY.
Positive aspects of personality: Protective, a loyal friend, very outgoing, thinks he's hot, blunt, competitive, big ego.
Negative aspects of personality: Player, doesn't worry about girls' feelings.
Personal History: Riley also comes to school as a junior. He went here freshman year, got into trouble. (I want to make this a funny epic story... like maybe he was found naked the next morning passed out in the school fountain or something.) He got suspended from Eastbrooke and was sent to military school. He is allowed back at Eastbrooke his Junior year, having promised to stay out of trouble. He has never had a girl that was just a friend. There is huge sibling rivalry between him and Dawson. Their older brother, Camden, is the golden boy of the family. Riley acts like he doesn't give a shit about anything. Military school changed him a bit. Rather than whip him into shape, it just made him stronger and bolder. He still wants to be the bad boy.
Family: Brothers, Camden (Freshman at Columbia), Dawson (Senior), Braxton (8th grade) Interests: Working out, collecting notches on his belt, likes older girls, fast cars.
Drives: Neon green tricked out Viper with black stripes.
Sex with him: The Fast and the Furious.
Kissing him: He'd rather skip kissing and get to the good stuff.
How he'd pick up a girl: "You're hot. Let's hookup."
Dreams: He loves making videos and would love to be a movie producer.
Goals: As much sex and partying as possible.
Stressors: Are my muscles big enough?
Dallas McMahon Best friend Physical Appearance Height: 5'10" (and still growing) Weight: 160 Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Dirty blond He will become one of Keatyn's best friends. A true best friend.
Birthday: January 30th. (He's 16) Aquarius. (A birthday he shares with Jillian.) Personal History: He comes to school from Kentucky where he "got caught by the police with pot, and they thought sending him away to boarding school would get him out of his bad crowd." But really, his father is a Senator and his family was threatened, so they sent him to Eastbrooke for his safety. He has an adorable accent and is funnier than shit.
Positive aspects of personality: Faithful friend, honest, loyal, dreamer, hilarious, easy going, chill, hears all the rumors, lots of friends, hates drama, surprisingly romantic, figures people and social situations out quickly. He says he has a bullshit meter.
Because he has grown up around politics, he understands subtle manipulation. He views cliques like politics, and he acts like he's seen and heard it all. He has an honest face and people find themselves telling him all their secrets.
Dreams: At some point, he wants to use his dad's political clout to legalize marijuana. Then he wants to own the Starbucks of weed.
Interests: Chilling, football, weed.
Sex with him: Still a virgin when the series starts.
Kissing him: Sweet.
How he'd pick up a girl: Pickup lines and making them laugh.
Supporting Cast Members Malibu Cast: Abby Johnston: Actress and America's sweetheart. Keatyn's mom. Married to Tommy Stevens. Abby is 37. She had Keatyn when she was twenty.
Tommy Stevens: Action film star, former bad boy, married to Abby Johnston.
Avery, Emery, Ivery: Keatyn's four-year-old triplet little sisters.
Gracelyn: (Gracie) Keatyn's two-year-old spunky littlest sister.
Millie Rodriguez and husband, Deron: She is a night-time soap opera star. He is a Laker.
Matthew Moran: Director and good friend of Abby.
Kym: Keatyn's mom's stylist.
Damian Moran: Lead signer/guitarist for Twisted Dreams. Damian is a teen heart throb and Keatyn's bff since they were little.
Brooklyn: The boyfriend she left behind in Malibu. Loves weed, surfing, indie rock bands. Shaggy blonde hair, zen, ocean blue eyes, core of a surfer. He quotes her Keats poetry and calls her Keats. His dad is a retired Internet mogul, and they live down the beach from Keatyn. Her bff for the last two years and her boyfriend of the last 6 months. He's a semi professional surfer, 19, and hot. **You'll notice in this original set of profiles, Brooklyn didn't even warrant a full one. That changed a lot and his profile ended up being rolled into Keatyn's.
Vanessa, RiAnne, and Cush: Because in my original version of the series, these three weren't important, they did not get original character profiles. When I added the stalker and completely rewrote the first book, their characters came to life on the pages. And it was easy. Cush was much like Riley. Vanessa much like Whitney. And RiAnne a lot like Maggie.
Mark Douglas: Keatyn's deceased father and former, extremely good-looking, male model.
Grandpa Douglas: Keatyn's hilarious grandfather. Texan, wealthy business man, straight-shooter.
James: He and Mark Douglas grew up together. They were both high school athletes and hell-raisers. Together they dreamed of getting out of their small town. Keatyn's dad went to L.A., and James joined the army. Because he was an excellent athlete, marksman, and smart, he was tapped for special forces. He was injured during a covert mission eighteen months ago and found himself exactly where he didn't want to be, back in his small Texas town. Once fully recovered, his family encouraged him to quit the army. He couldn't decide, so he went out to Keatyn's grandfather's ranch to get some advice from the old cowboy. It was through him, he learned that Abby was looking for personal protection. He called her and was hired immediately. He always adored Abby, the pay was good, and he sort of felt like he owed it to his buddy to do what he could. He now is like part of the family, and even though he thought he would hate Tommy, he loves the guy. **Originally, I was going to send James to boarding school with Keatyn, but I decided not to and later added Cooper to the mix.
Eastbrooke Cast: Jake Worth: Is hot, lusts after Whitney, becomes one of Keatyn's good friends. Even though she has a college boyfriend, Jake becomes Whitney's boy toy. He's Dawson's suite mate. Tall, reddish brown hair, freckles, used car salesman of dating. He will be anything you want him to be.
Peyton Arrington: Aiden's sister. She is the floater in the Queen Bee's clique. She is in their group, but is in many activities. She doesn't always agree with what Whitney does, and knows that Whitney considers her competition, but she does like being part of the popular group and sometimes finds herself doing things she knows she shouldn't, just to impress Whitney. She is a dancer and soccer player, even though Whitney thinks girls getting sweaty is not cool. Soccer is her escape from the mean girls.
Katie: Katie is Keatyn's roommate, on the dance team, perky bouncy brown hair w/expensive highlights. She's petite, button nose, big boobs. She doesn't always make the best decisions when it comes to alcohol and boys.
Annie: Is in French class with Aiden and Keatyn. She's into photography, a Facebook addict, has a delicate bone structure, perky nose, pretty complexion, frizzy hair that Keatyn straightens. She's a junior and still a virgin. She dates Ace and then eventually, Jake.
Maggie: Maggie is blunt, funny, also on dance team. She pretty much doesn't give a shit about Whitney and her group. She just wants to get through high school without an addiction or eating disorder. She can't decide if she wants the hassle of having a boyfriend, or the shame she feels when she hooks up with someone. She used to date Logan, but they broke up.
Bryce: One of the popular boys. Adorable blond with freckles. Shorter. His room is across the hall from Aiden's.
Ace: Massive, tall with brownish blond hair, beak-ish nose, smart, nice body. Comes off as a jerk and a doorknob, but is smart and pretty nice.
Logan: A hot junior at school. Used to date Maggie. Good friend of Aiden. Lacrosse star with a muscular back.
Brad: Super sweet and overachiever. Social Club.
Miss Praline: French teacher, a little disheveled most of the time.
TWISTED DREAMS MUSIC.
Most of the songs I have written started from a dream or a lyric or tune that keeps playing over and over in my head. Interestingly enough, although I took years of piano and organ lessons and even accompanied my youth choir, I've never felt musically gifted. Why? I have a terrible singing voice. However, I can remember the words to every song I've ever loved the second I hear the tune. And when I hear music in my head, it's at the perfect pitch and tone. I just can't get it to come out of my mouth that way. Which turned out to be quite a challenge when trying to find someone to bring the music to life for my readers.
In this section, you will find the lyrics for the songs I wrote for Twisted Dreams. Although I knew how they sounded in my head, I never really thought readers would get to hear them.
But as the series progressed, and the fan base grew, I wanted to do something special for them as the series ended.
When I imagined the band Twisted Dreams, I pictured them sounding like The Click Five.
When I was looking on iTunes for music for the Hate Me soundtrack, I found out that their former lead singer, Kyle Patrick, was now a solo artist. I contacted him, told him about the series and, long story short, he was able to set some of my lyrics to music and perform them.
The process was amazing, and I hope you all enjoy the songs as much as I do.
Meet Me at the Beach Sorta Like Fate Sorta Like Fate - Acoustic version Twisted Dreams Album The song, 'Sort of like Fate' came to me in a dream. This was while I was writing the book, Kiss Me. I woke up with the melody in my head and spent all day trying to remember the lyrics. The crazy thing about it is in the dream Damian was on stage singing this song to Peyton. At the time, I hadn't even plotted that they would end up together! As you all know now, though, this song is all about Keatyn and Aiden's journey.
Anyway, Kyle took this song and made it-literally-the song of my dreams.
Here are the lyrics: Sorta Like Fate You're my faith and inspiration, You're the ink in my tattoo.
You're the water in my desert, All I think about is you.
You're the sun in all my sunsets, You're the wind in every breeze.
You're the moon on my horizon, You're the one that makes me breathe.
It's sorta like fate that we're together, It's sorta like fate that we're both here, It's sorta like you and me forever.
My destiny is near.
It's sorta like you and me against everything, It's sorta like fate . . .
It's sorta like fate . . .
You're the joy in all my madness, You're the fire in my flame.
You're the smile from across the room, You're the thought I can't erase.
You're my happy ever after, You're the beating of my heart.
You're the words that fill my pages, You're the light in all my dark.
It's sorta like fate that we're together, It's sorta like fate that we're both here, It's sorta like you and me forever.
My destiny's so clear.
It's sorta like everything that I ever need, It's sorta like fate . . .
The spark to all my passion, My future standing there.