How does one become a great kisser? First, you need a partner. Second, you need a place to practice. And third, remember to always have Chapstick handy.

If you never forget your first, does your second love get a fair chance? Aaron Shields is an ambitious twenty year old. When he sets his sights on something he'll stop at nothing to get it. From his high academic achievements, aspirations to be a marine biologist, and his love of surfing, he knows how to work hard and play responsibly. But Aaron also has a sweet tooth, and when he meets Brynn Rael, he craves to be with her. Except what starts as a friendly kissing mentorship, leaves him infatuated with someone he can't have. Between miscommunication and wrong timing, things with Brynn always seem complicated. Time, distance, and new friends lead Aaron to bigger career opportunities as he moves on. First Hawaii then Alaska. Aaron meets Marley Simmons, a colleague turned fling. Feelings evolve and confusion strikes as Aaron questions what's real love or mere distractions. Whether it's dating or a diversion, feelings get involved and hearts get broken. In time, Aaron will realize he's not only a point in Brynn's love triangle but in the pinnacle of his own, with Marley. Aaron will face the many questions we all do about relationships. When it comes too easy, does it last? When it's too hard, do you walk away? If you have to fight to make it work, how much is too much before you realize it won't work? And what if life finds a way to make the choice for you?

Saren, a girl who resents change and yearns for the past, meets up with her best friend and her boyfriend at a local cafe. But when a nervous boy runs into her spilling scalding hot coffee all over the both of them, her life was about to drastically change. After giving him back his jacket, she went back to her friend and forgot about the ordeal. But her action meant more to him than she could ever know. The next day the boy shows up unexpectedly with flowers and his mother's ring. Nervous as hell, the boy struggles to explain that he's a selkie and if someone returns a selkie's skin (which was secretly hidden in his jacket) then they are bound together. For thousands of years, selkies have been doomed with tragic endings but Cal hopes he could find happiness with Saren. Can he finally find a happy ending the rest of his species never had? Saren is reluctant to believe in happy endings and struggles to remain stubborn on her idea of change but can this sweet Irish selkie change her mind and her heart? "I know this is quite a shock for you and it's a lot to take in but... I-I hope you'll be happy with me." "... what?" "I-I mean... well, I really don't know how to say this..." he blushed fiercely as he stared down at the ring in his hand. "T-This is my mother's ring. She wanted me to give it to-, well, um, she wanted me to give it to someone special." "...what?" "Maybe I should start over... my name is Caolán Ó hArgáin. We met yesterday at the coffee shop. You... returned my coat to me and according to the rules of being a selkie... that means... we're...married." "Hold on, what?" "I-I know this is a bit alarming but I want you to know that I am totally willing to go through human customs beforehand." "WHAT?!"

Sam--short for Samantha, if you please--has been living in Crawley, Maine for about a year in her grandfather's lighthouse. A promising advertiser, she works from home and the local coffee shop, where she gets her daily hot chocolate fix. For her, life is perfectly normal and that's just the way she likes it. That is, until she picks up a stranger's coat, and then everything changes. ** Inspired by howtobangyourmonster & kurara-black-blog 's posts on Tumblr ** {Started Nov 11 2019 // Completed June 7 2021}