Everything happens for a reason. It’s what Ioney Mercer tells herself whenever she pauses to think about the circumstances of her life. Why did her older brother die? Why did her mother leave her with five brothers and sisters to raise? Why did the only person she’d ever fallen in love with have to go? Because everything happens for a reason. Saying it was one thing. Believing it was another. And recently, the mantra had started sounding more like an annoying show tune that could easily be tuned out rather than the unfailing piece of truth she needed it to be. But then, one silly little saying could only get you so far when your life was on the line yet again. More importantly, it meant absolutely nothing when your family was being targeted as well. Things are starting to shake up in Chicago. Callahan Cordero has been released from prison. His first order of business: Revenge on the person responsible for putting him there. With nowhere to run or hide, Ioney has no choice but to engage the enemy head on. The only question left to ask is whether she will stand alone, or if help will come from the most unlikely of places.

Kalen Mercer's Rules of Survival Rule #1: Don't get caught. Rule #2: Always get even. Rule #3: Trust Nobody. Survival isn't just a word to Ioney Mercer; it's a way of life. Having grown up in poverty in Chicago where some of the most ruthless gangs in the country preside, Ioney knows better than anyone what it takes to stay in the game. Or so she thought. When her older brother Kalen is brutally murdered and Ioney is left to take care of her younger siblings, she doesn't think things can get any worse. That is until in a cataclysmic turn of events, Ioney is thrown into a pit of danger her brother has left behind. Sinister people have suddenly developed an interest in her, she unwittingly falls into the middle of growing gang rivalries, and unfortunately manages to land herself under the scrutiny of Chicago Blood Kings Enforcer Justice Montoya. As things escalate rapidly, Ioney finds herself at a crossroads. Can she trust notoriously ruthless gangster Justice Montoya, or is he just another enemy she has to conquer in order to survive.

When Corinna Evans' mother is sent to prison, Corinna has nowhere else to go so she moves back in with her father and his family. Determined to make it through these last few months of school, she only wants to keep a low profile and get by but someone keeps getting in her way. Tyler Flynn has been best friends with Corinna's brother forever and she's never liked him. What happens when her feelings start to change? And will her family ever forgive her for her past?

“I’m going to get straight to the point. I want you to make me fall in love with you.” Camila Jones is fearless. She’s also uncontrollably fierce and overly ambitious which tends to be a bad combination. When she unexpectedly fails an audition due to her inability to express love, she’s forced to reconsider something she swore she would never do when she was a kid – fall in love. But where is a seventeen year old supposed to find a guy to fall in love with? Turns out, it might be a lot simpler than she thought.

You want it all? And you want it now? Players? Vampires? Werewolves? Nerds and Jocks? Rockstars? Princesses? Kidnappers? Falling in love with your best friend? This short story has everything you're wishing for! Come in! Let's play: Spot the cliché! (Attention: Parody ahead. Read at your own risk.)

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Love confessions change everything. But not with Ruth and her best friend, Les. When Ruth finally plucks up the courage to tell him that she is in love, he rejects her then pretends it never happened! As Ruth tries to get over him and find a life for herself she discovers that Les might have lied - about more things than one. Add in a potential new step-mom and a mysterious new guy, change isn’t the only thing love can do.

He's Undercover He's Deadly. And he wants nothing more than your soul. Nathaniel Dias has escaped a prison for the supernatural. He's a soul-eater. No, they're not ugly looking monsters that hide in alleys and pounce when you're not looking. They're men or teenage boys, when you've fallen in love with one. They'll kiss you and devour your soul, they're predators that look like angels. So what happens when the hunter falls for one?

Are you expecting a romantic flourish of writing, perfectly scripted with a handsome hero and a song and dance happily ever after? If you are. I suggest you close this instantly. And read Snow White instead. This is a tale woven with misery, loss and unpredictable surprises. If you have the stomach. I suggest you continue. You have been forewarned...

Kasper is the son of the President of the United States of America. Listed as one of the sexiest men in the world he has a lot going for him, but Patience thinks otherwise. Enemies as children, Kasper and Patience have made each others lives a living hell. However, when Patience is asked by the President to pretend to date his son because of 'personal reasons', Patience is continually included in all the state of affairs. Therefore, much to her distaste she has no choice but to face Kasper and his ultra ego. To add to the wound, something is not quite right. When Kasper and Patience finally get to college something happens that will shake Patience to her core -- someone gets shot. Now the question remains, who shot him, and what do they want? So follow Patience as she begins on a journey to piece together the mystery that threatens Kasper's life and her own. The only thing is, can she trust those closest around her?