After a tragic event drives her out of little Hillsborough, NC, 19-year-old Meghan Greene finds herself living in a Manhattan apartment with her best friend Chelsea Matthews. Officially enrolled in NYU and wanting to forget about her old life in her little hometown, she faces challenges involving her depression, trust-issues, and a broken heart. 21-year-old Sebastian Hawke is a brooding, leather-jacket wearing, brown-eyed boy on the verge of losing himself. That is until he meets a girl by the name of Chelsea Matthews, who introduces him to a group of people who make him feel not-so alone anymore. What happens when the girl who runs away meets the boy who's afraid to be left behind?

Sawyer Dawson ran away from a dangerous home only to be caught a couple months later. She is forced to stay in juvie waiting for a guardian who she doesn't think will come. However, an unknown grandmother does, and pretty soon Sawyer is starting over in a new town. She decides to just keep to herself, but that's pretty hard when a certain boy becomes interested and won't leave her alone, no matter what she does. He tries to break through her walls, but Sawyer is determined not to be vulnerable and not to give up her secrets, no matter the cost... And when Sawyer's dad's past comes back to haunt her, will she be able to come out in one piece?

After Prim's parents' sudden death, she was sent to foster care by a loving mother who owns a flower shop. Her appearance in an underground matching ring might just change her life for better or for worse. ♠︎ ♠︎ ♠︎ His eyes soften for the slightest bit before he recovers it back up with his narrowed eyes. "You never gave me a kiss," He says ever so softly. I sigh. "Do you want me to give you a kiss on the cheek too?" I ask, trying not to break into a smile. He nods his head slightly to which causes me to smile. "Okay, I'll give you a kiss when you go in the ring to fight. It's my good luck kiss, works every time," I say. ♠︎ ♠︎ ♠︎ Heath Pierce, the boxing boy. He's dealt with a bunch of obstacles throughout his life, but then Prim is thrown his way. Is he able to get through to her obstacle or will he be mesmerized by her beauty? Both have dealt with losses in their lives. Will they be able to share their secrets and trust each other?

A genius analyst has to leave her desk behind and team up with the sour Agency hothead to track down her missing partner. ----- Quinn O'Reilly doesn't belong in the field. She's better off as the brilliant intelligence analyst behind some of the Agency's biggest arrests, and more than comfortable surrounded by her screens. Special Agent Cameron Kent, Agent Quinn's primary partner, is the pro carrying out the plans formulated with Quinn's brainpower. She's the closest thing to family Quinn's ever had. She's also missing, having dropped off the map in the middle of an undercover operation. There is no one better suited to find Cam than Quinn. There is no one better suited than Gavin Locke, agency hothead, to protect her in the meantime. With clues left all around the world, this unlikely pair will have to pick up the pace to find Cam in time - and avoid killing each other in the process. It's time for Special Agent O'Reilly to step forward - and into the field. ----- standalone, 150k words completed