My name is Valerie Topson. I’m happy, a cheerleader, I have a great boyfriend, tons of friends and an awesome mom who’s my best friend. Life couldn’t be better than this.

My name is Valerie. My mom is gone, I don’t know where but no doubt with some guy and some blow. I have four friends. No boyfriend. No future. I’m alone. Can I be happy? Could you be happy?

Valerie’s life goes from 100 to 0 in the blink of an eye and all of a sudden everything she knows is flipped upside down. She must learn how to survive in her new life, and find who she can be when everything that defined her is gone.Her best friend Myra lives in fear of an abusive father. Her other friend Bobbie is torn between her love for their friend Shep, or the romance and mystery of her English teacher. In six months, your life can be new. But in one week, maybe you can find a way to live that life.

2 AM is a book I have thought about writing for a very long time, but never got the courage to do. The characters lived in my head for over a year, developing their own stories and lives while I lived my own. Eventually they all clamored to get out and soon after, 2 AM was born. Change is something in life we will all face, no matter who we are or what we face. I myself have always been terrified of change and not being in control, but you have to learn that some things will never be in your control and you must learn to adapt, or die trying.