Elena Gilbert has a secret identity-she's the writer behind the town paper's popular "Dear Miss Lonely Love" advice column. Some of the letters she receives stand out more than others. One makes her suspicious a girl she knows might be being abused and Elena's determined to get to the bottom of it. Another, from a guy with a broken heart, begins a unique correspondence. AU/AH

Damon is a NASCAR driver with a troubled past and present. Elena is the former love of his life. Both find themselves back in Mystic Falls and employed by Salvatore Racing. With a mountain of baggage between them, including a carefully guarded secret, it's only a matter of time before they have the "Big One." AU/AH; Damon; Elena

When something shocking happens in Damon Salvatore's life he drops out of college and joins the police unit. He's sent off to a small town called Mystic Falls. Where a broken young girl named Elena Gilbert is in desperate need of his help.Will Damon find in this girl everything that he's so desperately been looking for and will he be able to save her from the violent ex-boyfriend?

AN/AH. After a suicide attempt, Elena Gilbert is put into a mental rehab center. There she meets Damon Salvatore, another patient. The two of them bond and fall for one another. But will both their issues be too much for them to handle?