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The summer before fourth grade, Colten Mosley moved into the house across the street from mine, and we became inseparable. He played the piano and baseball. I had a penchant for dead things while at the same time imagining what it would be like to kiss Colten. We were filled with curiosity and overly active imaginations. We were also forbidden to be more than friends. But that didn't stop us. Weeks before graduation, he annihilated my heart, and it's been seventeen years since the day I knew I'd hate him forever.

I was perfectly fine hanging in the shadows, but my choice to remain anonymous is taken from me. I’m thrust into the spotlight. His spotlight. Asher Beck is a golden god at Savage River High. Football star, whip-smart, and popular, we don’t belong in the same hemisphere, let alone circle. But underneath that perfection is a darkness he only reveals to me. I have no idea what I did to capture Asher’s attention, but he is relentless in his pursuit. The problem is, I can’t tell if he’s trying to break me or own me...and I don’t know which I want more.

Pumpkin spice and not playing nice – this ball just got more interesting, thanks to Prince Too-Handsy. The plan was as clear as glass: infiltrate a high fae court’s ball, uncover the truth behind my father's death, and avoid my sadistic stepmother and stepsisters. But now, I find myself engaged to Prince freakin' Charming, the last fae I'd ever choose for a dance partner, much less a fiancé. And I'm hardly the ideal bride for a fae prince—a human bartender who loves piercings, tattoos, and devours pumpkin-flavored anything.

We all have our reasons.... For some, it’s fame or fortune. Others are seeking power or revenge. For Courtney Knight, it’s about forgetting and healing from a past only she knows exists. Unfortunately, pasts don’t stay there for long, and now the problem with her plan...is the future. Courtney signed on the dotted line, without reading the contract, when she joined Compatible Companions. She knew the main objective, but she didn’t know her match. Or so she thought. The funny thing about reasons...they change without warning.

Joey Collins thought his future was on track. The high-powered career, the spacious home, the full bank account, and the beautiful wife. He had it all. His perfect future was only a breath away. Well, it was, until his wife hit submit and sent his application to Compatible Companions. Now, Joey’s forced to consider that what he thought was his forever, wasn’t. When Joey meets Morgan, he’s finally able to explore himself and become the man he longs to be. But is a man who submits sexually to a woman his forever? Maybe it is.

Chelsea Wilde here, gossip queen for BeanTown Sports Broadcasting. Boston can be a tough town for professional athletes, filled with gossip and whispers. About Ryan O'Rourke, the favorite son of BC hockey gone pro, we hear he has all those women, he has all that money. And our favorite is, he has that gigantic…well, there's some gossip we just can't repeat. I really need to find a new job. Being a sleazy gossip is crushing my soul after only one month. Especially when the gossip is all about my best friend's big brother. The one I had a massive crush on all my life.

Marissa Davenport is the girl who has everything. At least that's what the tabloids say. Heiress to her father's multimillion dollar fortune and daughter to the most beloved socialite of the society pages, Marissa has dated sports stars, Hollywood A-Listers, and the bad boys of Broadway. But they don't know her secret. When Marissa isn't parading down Fifth Avenue she is wearing a mask, one she created herself thank you very much, and livestreaming heists as the one and only supervillain vlogger: QueenBee.

San Diego lawyer Cassandra Dunne is trapped in a world she wants no part of, with a father whose career has controlled the entire trajectory of her life. But when she is yanked out of this existence by a dark man with a terrifying past, she must re-examine everything she thought she understood about herself and her father.

Inquisitive, focused, and gorgeous, Forrest Navarro is a hotshot doctor who can cure just about anything—except his attraction to an irresistible woman. Though she tempts him like an unforgiving addiction, she is the remedy he has been waiting for and the reason he will destroy the world to keep her safe. Imaginative, down-to-earth, and striking, Kiera Ford is a fashion photographer grappling with adversity. Things go from bleak to terrifying when she is abducted and auctioned to the highest bidder. But hope sparks when she sees a familiar face in the crowd.

Sharp, gorgeous, and skeptical, Grayson Wu is a top-notch architect who has built impenetrable walls around his unstable heart due to a betrayal he can't soon forget. When an irritatingly beautiful woman threatens his foundation, he struggles to let her break down his barrier.