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My story isn’t a fairy tale. It isn’t filled with princes and castles and happily ever afters. My story is real - the truth as I know it. It’s fueled by drugs and debauchery and bad decisions. In my world, there are no happy endings, only darkness and rabbit holes. My name is Sadie Hawkins...will you come dance with me?

Four years after graduating Mission Woods High, she returns as the new young teacher. Miss Gray’s colleagues can’t stop staring, the students write naughty things about her on the bathroom walls, and their parents think her clothing is too provocative. She loves the attention, but Samantha has no idea what her career has in store for her.

Jax Tanner knows this is it - one last season of summer ball before his dreams of being a Major League draft pick dry up and scatter in the wind like the dunes of Silver Lake. Once a Top 20 prospect, he’s now a wait-and-see thanks to a shoulder injury. If he doesn’t literally hit a homerun - lots of them - the only baseball in his future might be the community rec team sponsored by his family’s hardware chain. But baseball isn’t Jax’s only unfinished business in Silver Lake. There’s also her.

Sometimes true love shows up when you least expect it. Finding happiness right on the heels of heartbreak isn’t what our hero expected, but he’s thankful for it. All that’s left to do is to marry his soulmate and enjoy forever. Simple, right? A disastrous bachelor party, dress drama, and a host of other issues will test the foundation of their relationship. He’s weathered storms before, but could this one leave a lifetime of sunshine in its wake?

After myriad mistakes and a devastating breakup, Lily Hamilton is no longer the impulsive, selfish person she used to be. She longs for the chance to prove she’s changed to the one person she believes holds the key to her happiness. Adam Carter’s days of serial monogamy are long gone, and he’s been burying his hurt by dating women he has no intention of committing to. But when he sees Lily for the first time in months, he’s reminded of the man he used to be, the man he wants to try to be again - for her.

Sexy ex-hockey player Max Samson is the bad boy with something to prove. Handsome single father Adam Carter is the man most women wait a lifetime for. They each take bold and impulsive Lily Hamilton on a journey of self-discovery that’s woven with jealousy, deceit, and a whole lot of fun.

Only a Christmas miracle could make them work together again. Gretchen and Levi were good together once, romantically and professionally. But competition isn't always good for the soul. Now, years later, Gretchen is determined to beat Levi in the holiday baking competition that will put her in front of a global audience. But when a rival bakery tries to sabotage the competition, Gretchen and Levi will have to work together to salvage their creations, and their reputations--and maybe their past.

Baseball is my life. Not only am I good at it, but I’m determined not to end up like my father. That’s why I don’t allow myself to get too close to any woman. But that all changes the day I see Brandy Lancaster. I’m drawn to her like a magnet, and there’s no stopping the pull she has over me. One look and I’m already in too deep, but for the first time in forever, I’m not scared of drowning.

She saw something she should not have. That happens when you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time. And when you meet the wrong man - me. Her sister’s gone now, and her own life is in danger. Not my problem I say. But she was so different. So, I made a deal to help. And my deal was just as filthy as you’d think.

The HLV virus, dubbed Hell Virus by the survivors, wiped out ninety percent of the population. Running low on supplies, Alyssa has to leave the safety of her sanctuary to find food. She’s ill-equipped to deal with a SHTF situation, and she’s nearly raped on her first run. A small squad of military men save her and take her in, with the stipulation she becomes a fully functioning member of their team. She wants to learn how to take care of herself, but she also finds herself wanting to take care of ALL the soldiers in creative and unexpected ways.

Six years ago strangers broke into my house while I was home alone. I hid, but one of them found me. I expected death, but he spared me. I thought it was over … except for the nightmares. But he was only waiting for me to ripen to his taste. I’m not the first girl he’s taken to sate his dark hunger, but I will be the last.

My brothers knew I had my eye on Jordyn and told me to stay away. She was everything I ever wanted in a woman—beautiful, smart, and confident. Jordyn wasn't just any MC princess. She was one of Kat's younger sisters, and most of the old heads in the club watched her grow up.

I had no idea the Reapers Rejects MC had agreed to take me under their wing. It turned out, the club promised my father they'd keep me safe in exchange for information, and my job offer was nothing more than them keeping their end of the deal. There I was, in a place I wasn't genuinely wanted.

When Will seeks to rekindle a flame with his ex-girlfriend, his best friend Monique reluctantly suggests a plan involving secret admirer notes to divert his ex’s attention. In a surprising turn, Monique finds herself infatuated with her new boss, prompting Will to reciprocate with anonymous tokens of affection. However, as the deceptive game unfolds, both Monique and Will come to realize that the heartfelt sentiments expressed in the secret admirer notes were their own true feelings. So, what happens if the plan works? What happens if it doesn’t?