Riley doesn't remember the last time someone asked if she was okay. Not really asked. Not in the way that meant they were going to stay for the answer. She is seventeen years old and she has already learned the most important lesson this town has to offer - that people leave. They leave with promises folded neatly in their pockets, with good intentions they fully mean at the time, with duffel bags and bus tickets and fifteen days that turn into three years without a single word. They leave, and the ones left behind learn to stop waiting by the window. They learn to stop setting an extra plate. They learn to breathe around the absence until the absence just becomes the air. Riley works the late shift. She carries drinks to tables without being asked twice. She doesn't flinch at loud voices anymore. She doesn't cry at things that used to make her cry. She has become very good at being invisible in a room full of people - and even better at being invisible to herself. This is not the life she imagined. But it is the life she has. And she has made her peace with it, quietly, the way you make peace with things you never had a choice about. She is not waiting for anyone anymore. She stopped doing that a long time ago. Until the night a familiar face walks through the door - and three brothers who left her behind must now face what their absence built. Because blood doesn't forget. And neither does Riley.

Matteo and Giulia learned early what it meant to be left behind when their older brother walked out on them ten years ago. People say time heals old wounds... but what happens when the past tears them open again? Now, ten years later, he's back. But they're not the same children he left behind. 'The Valeri Legacy' Book 1: Found

No one ever wanted Riley Knight: not her father, who made sure she didn't have any part in his or his families life; not her mother, who resented her for virtually everything; nor her step father, who has hated her since before she was born. Not even her own big brothers -- the ones who are suppose to love and protect her no matter what -- wanted her. Or so she thought. Riley is the product of an affair -- well her and her twin brother, Rome, are -- but she never had two parents. See, her father has always had "something against" the female sex and therefore, it is weak in his eyes to have a daughter. So he kept Rome and sent Riley away from the second the twins were born. He is the one responsible for turning his six sons against his youngest child and only daughter and, therefore, chaining her to a life of abuse and neglect. But did he succeed? Following her fathers death 7 years ago, Riley's brothers have taken a bigger interest in her and her quality of life, ensuring it was up to par. But all is still not perfect among the Knight siblings. Will Riley finally find her solace among her big brothers? Will they find out about the horrors she faces on a day-to-day basis? Can this family ever become one again ... or do the scars run too deep?

Whitney Lowe is too comfortable. Nothing has changed from fifteen to twenty-five. Her boyfriend will never propose. The promotion she wants will never come. She doesn't know how she got here. So when her brother breaks his leg and offers her his non-refundable plane ticket and the apartment he already rented in Italy for a month, she blows up her life - only to have Alden Miller, her brother's best friend, blow up her vacation. Alden has always been a little out of reach for Whitney. He's two years older, a huge flirt, and lives life like a nomad. So there really isn't anyone better than him to show her how to find herself again.

Clara Gibson lives the perfect rom-com teenager life. Well,except from the part she's never actually had a boyfriend. And Tommy from 1st year doesn't count. The start of 4th year is like a breath of fresh air for Clara. Gerard "Gibsie" Gibson (her brother) wants her to get out there more and,"make more friends." But Clara is just fine to sit at home with a book,or go to her dance studio. Clara's best friend Catherine "Cathy" is way more outgoing than her. She's friends with all of the right people. And Clara is pretty sure she's nearly dated the entire school. This year Catherine and Gerard are teaming up to try and get Clara out of her shell. So they start eating at the same lunch table as Gerard's friend group. This is how Clara and the rugby king Johnny Kavanagh start talking. Now Clara has known Johnny since they were like 12 and he moved to Cork. But now everything is different.

Hannah Adam's world revolves around ballet. It's the one constant in her life, and she's never strayed from her path. So when she's unexpectedly transferred to her best friend's high school midway through the year, she's determined to keep a low profile and focus on her grades-nothing more. Rhys Carter has it all. As captain of the football team, he's living the life everyone thinks he wants. But behind the reputation and the spotlight, Rhys is fixated on one thing-making it to the pros. That is, until a certain ballerina crashes into his world, demanding more of his attention than he's ready to give. No matter how hard they try to ignore their undeniable chemistry, both Hannah and Rhys will soon realize that their lives-and the paths they've chosen-may be more intertwined than they ever imagined. #1 in ballerina 09/16/25 #1 in privateschool 12/23/25 #1 in goodgirl 01/20/26 #1 in mentalhealth 03/4/26 #1 in dance 04/13/26 #1 in sport 05/13/26 #1 in ballet 07/07/26

NIAMH KAVANAGH has never truly fit in. Her all-girls school in Dublin left her feeling excluded, with extreme difficulty making friends that suited her. PATRICK FEELY is an enigma. Despite the loud, ever-loving group he surrounds himself with, the house he returns to each day doesn't feel like home. He has his whole life ahead of him, and he wants out.

Joelle Jordan is just trying to survive university and her life at home. Bryce Valentine is trying to survive everyone else. Projected first-round NFL draft pick. Campus celebrity. The most watched college athlete in the country. When the two strike a deal to trade study sessions for Bryce and personal training sessions for Joelle's little brother, everything seems simple enough. Then Bryce crosses the line. Now Joelle is trying to navigate a boy who is emotionally repressed, touch-starved, obsessively devoted, and surrounded by more pressure than any twenty-year-old should have to carry. Add the coaches, media attention, NIL deals, scouts, photo shoots, and Bryce's oppressive father. The pressure that comes with being attached to Bryce Valentine is something Joelle is not equipped for. Especially when she starts getting a little too comfortable with the fact that Bryce can't seem to leave her alone. [[Disclaimer: This story has not been edited yet!]]

Niamh Lynch was 14 when her life took an unexpected turn. Sent to work on Patrick Feely's family farm, she saw it as a way to escape the chaos at home-a household overshadowed by her father's temper and her mother's silence. Patrick, then 16, was a quiet, reserved boy who barely acknowledged her at first. She didn't mind. Silence, she thought, was better than shouting. As time passed, the farm became her refuge. Patrick, though distant, began to show subtle kindness-fixing her tools without a word, waiting to walk her home after long days. She felt safe for the first time in years. By the time she turned 16 and he 18, their bond had deepened. Niamh fell first, captivated by his quiet strength and the way he saw her-not as the broken girl she tried to hide but as someone worth knowing. Patrick, who'd always kept his walls high, eventually fell harder. He admired her resilience, her ability to laugh despite the weight she carried. Together, they found solace in each other-a love that gave them both the strength to heal and hope for something better.

Teagan Lynch is no stranger to silence, hiding secrets she can't afford to share. Kieran Holland is the boy everyone's already given up on, trapped in a future he never chose. But where everyone sees trouble, Teagan sees the boy who just wants to be seen. When their lives intertwine, their connection becomes a secret refuge from the chaos around them. But the closer they get, the harder it becomes to keep their pasts buried. In a life full of brokenness, can love be the one thing that holds them together, or will it unravel everything they've fought to protect?