It's Ray's turn to shine. She lives in a house with eight guys. She's been getting incredibly passionate letters - supposedly from her boyfriend. There will be surfers, smoothies, words to make you swoon, and most likely some broken hearts. And sunshine. Because this is Paradise. This story is part of the 2020 Reading Challenge #WP2020. To find out how to participate and win prizes, check out: https://www.wattpad.com/story/229978186-summer-reading-challenge-wp2020

If you could build your own love interest, what would they look like? *** Frannie Vixen is a fourth-year college student counting down to graduation. The moment she receives her degree in bio-engineering, she'll be off to do great things--or so everyone claims. In all her years of school, Frannie has never once had a boyfriend. She doesn't even know what she'd do if she had one. But if there's one thing she does know, it's that she totally 100% sucks at love. After yet another heartbreak before Valentine's day, Frannie decides to take matter into her own hands-literally. If she was born without a soulmate, well, maybe her only option is to build her own. So she does: and he is absolutely perfect. Why wouldn't he be? He's everything she's ever wanted in a guy. But there's just one problem: he's incapable of feeling human emotions. AKA, love. As Frannie and her manmade creation explore the secrets of life and search for what it really means, they discover things about themselves they never knew. And maybe they just need a little push from each other to find what it is they really want from life. But like any manmade experiment, life cannot be recreated without flaws. And as the semester nears its end, Frannie realizes that even life itself may not always last. **A Frankenstein Retelling**

When Charlotte agrees to fake date bad boy Mason to make her best friend and secret crush, Ben, jealous, she thinks it will be a simple arrangement. The rules are clear and she's certain of her goal: make Ben fall in love with her. So why does it seem like the lines always blur when Mason is around? *** Charlotte Anderson has secretly been in love with her best friend, Ben Hathaway, since childhood, though he's never seen her as anything but the girl next door. After witnessing Ben kissing another girl at a party, a heartbroken Charlotte accidentally admits her crush to notorious bad boy Mason Reed... who also happens to be one of Ben's closest friends. But Mason isn't going to tell Charlotte's secret; instead, he suggests they fake a relationship to make Ben jealous. They create a set of strict rules for the arrangement: no kissing when Ben isn't around, no sex, and no falling in love. But as their fake relationship progresses, and Mason's walls break down, Charlotte finds herself questioning her true feelings for both boys, and wondering if some rules are meant to be broken-especially when it comes to love. [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Gillian Goulet (This story is a standalone title in the Dependency series) [[Wattpad Editors Choice: June 2021]]