(COMPLETED) Cassandra Miller has it all. It's the summer of 1989 and the smart, popular Valedictorian is excited to graduate and dive into the future with her soul mate, Brandon Martin. Spirited and fun, Cassie has the world by the tail and is not afraid to go after what she wants - after all, she pursued Brandon until she finally landed him. Life is a Disney dream; their future is perfect. She's got it all planned: Go to veterinary college, graduate together, get engaged, then married, open their own animal hospital, have two kids (Millie and Max), a black lab named Colin and live happily ever after. There's just one hitch. There's no spark. No sizzle, no fireworks. No zing. After a disastrous first night together, Cassie's down but not out. There's no problem she can't fix, including this one. She just needs to apply herself. If she learned a few tricks, got a bit more experience, this one little problem would be solved. Tommy Slade is one of those guys her mother warned her about. A rebellious metalhead from the wrong side of the tracks, Tommy is feared by the guys and worshipped by the girls. They say there's one thing this bad boy is very good at. With her relationship on the line, Cassie enters into a deal with the devil for the summer: The Rocky Road Pact.

With her family bankrupt and the man she loved now married to another woman, Gretchen decides to move to London to fix what's left of her life. Returning to San Francisco a failure is not an option, so she takes on the only job she can find - one that involves a baby, a man, and unfortunately, love. ***** Ethan Williams is done with love. Scorned and left by his wife, his life's goal is to acquire more wealth and travel the world. But one morning, he wakes up to find an infant on his doorstep. Left with no choice, Ethan hires a nanny to care for the child. When he begins to feel his heart respond to the presence of the new nanny, he is certain his life just took a turn for the worse - and he is determined to rid himself of every silly notion of love. [[Word Count: 80,000-90,000]] Cover design by Cil Ojumo

EPILOGUE WILL BE FREE STARTING JUNE 29TH, 2023! Diana wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to escape. She's been trapped by a group of surgeons with a twisted passion and she's their next victim. ***** Diana Slater, a typical University student, wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to see. After a mysterious figure, known only as Dr. Sweeney, nurses her back to health she finds out the truth. The Doctor has kidnapped her and given her a cat's eyes as part of a larger ploy to turn humans into collectibles. Now she's being trained by Ben, another patient, with the skin of a snake, on how to behave. Diana and Ben are forced to work together to try to escape the murderous doctors - until she discovers Ben might not be the victim he makes himself out to be. The only person Diana can trust is herself, and if she fails, her eyes won't give her another nine lives. [[Winner of the 2018 Fiction Awards for Best Horror Story]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston