Austin is the golden boy of his high school soccer team; he's short, he's fast, he's not afraid to talk back to the officials - and he's got a score to settle with a coach from the Summer League. Signing a contract to play with the AU Bears is something Austin's been dreaming of his whole life; the team is high profile and his face gets broadcasted to multiple sports teams across the world. But when he finds out the Bear's assistant coach is the same douchebag who called him out in the Summer League, Coach Ronan starts to break down his walls faster than he can build them up; Austin has many secrets, and the truth could get him kicked off the team. With his father's abuse becoming more and more violent, Austin desperately searches for a way out, and Ronan has an empty apartment and an extra key. -- HIGHEST RANKING: #35 IN ACTION AWARDS: Wunderkind Award Honourable Mention Addiction Award Participant "You're cute, kid. But you're no golden boy."

FIRST THREE CHAPTERS Just breathe, Kacey. Ten tiny breaths. Seize them. Feel them. Love them. Four years ago Kacey Cleary’s life imploded when her car was hit by a drunk driver, killing her parents, boyfriend, and best friend. Still haunted by memories of being trapped inside, holding her boyfriend’s lifeless hand and listening to her mother take her last breath, Kacey wants to leave her past behind. Armed with two bus tickets, twenty-year-old Kacey and her fifteen-year-old sister, Livie, escape Grand Rapids, Michigan, to start over in Miami. Struggling to make ends meet, Kacey needs to figure out how to get by. But Kacey’s not worried. She can handle anything—anything but her mysterious neighbor in apartment 1D. Trent Emerson has smoldering blue eyes, deep dimples, and he perfectly skates that irresistible line between nice guy and bad boy. Hardened by her tragic past, Kacey is determined to keep everyone at a distance, but their mutual attraction is undeniable and Trent is determined to find a way into Kacey’s guarded heart—even if it means that an explosive secret could shatter both their worlds.

Bethany Hamilton's universe revolves around sugar, dogs, and her nephew Liam. But when she plays babysitter slash mother for a while, she meets the young and handsome Blake Greene. Will her world still orbit around sweet crystals, man's best friend, and to only one boy afterwards? More importantly, would she let herself fall in love after all these years?