Do happily ever after's always have to be so traditional? Rylee Stafford has asked herself this question since she was eighteen years old. Now, at twenty -eight she still doesn't have an answer. One thing she knows for sure is even if she can have the unconventional relationship she's always dreamed of, it would never fly with her family. Her sexual proclivities would never be accepted by them or their social circle. The truth is Rylee is tired of hiding her feelings. Tired of wanting what she can't have and so tired of feeling abnormal because she wants a different kind of love. She's kept...

Remember the timid girl with dark brown eyes from school? She was the one who was silently observant, never participating, never quite fitting in with the tidal waves of Southern California blondes. She threw her graduation cap up toward the sun, walking away before it fell back to the ground, and never cared where it landed. Haven't you ever wondered where your place is in this world? In a voice both nostalgic and raw, C. Streetlights shares her life's experiences in Black Sheep, Rising, weaving moments of vulnerability and strength with insights into her determination to grow up outside the...