From the outside Juliet Kingston seems to have the perfect life. She has popularity, beauty and a famous dad who seemingly spoils her rotten. But nobody is aware of what happens behind closed doors. After spending years at the mercy of her abusive father Juliet sees her chance to escape by attending her dream university across the country but after being told that she doesn't qualify for student aid she faces a problem. Her dad refuses to pay her tuition and in an attempt to control Juliet and to keep her always at arms reach, he makes her a deal. He'll pay her tuition for a smaller, local university as long as she agrees to continue living at home and miss out on the full uni experience. She agrees and starts her first semester soon after but she becomes more and more depressed living with a father who constantly tells her how worthless she is. Her days start to become repetitive and she no longer finds joy in anything, becoming an empty shell of who she used to be . Seeing no point in living, she gives herself a deadline. If something in her life doesn't change by her nineteenth birthday approaching in two months she plans to end her life. But what happens when the quiet drug dealer is the only one to notice her downward spiralling.

"𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈'𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮" Life had never came easy for Anastasija. From an early age, she knew she'd never understand the fatherly love she watched on TV as a child. Her father blamed her for her mother's untimely death, coping his mourning with his merciless wrath ever since she could walk. Anastasija chased for the kind of love and devotion she had only ever grown up reading. Her heart was aching and yearning for the gentle intimacy and care she'd never had the luxury of witnessing, let alone expirence. She hadn't a clue what to do if it ever happened to her. But as she grew older, the cold world she lived in wasn't as magical as the pages she immersed herself in. Her once intense longing for companionship simmered down to an unattainable fantasy until a pair of steel eyes tugged strings in the heart she once thought would never awaken.

Elijah Capello spent his whole life hiding from inheriting a billion-dollar pharmaceutical empire his father built. He'd always known his father isn't a good man, but never imagined the extent he is willing to go for power. When a devastating discovery shatters all his beliefs, he's forced to decide: will he turn away or stand up and face the man he's been running from his whole life? Odette Monroe was focused on making a name for herself in the art world, trying to stay clear of the darkness she grew up around. But everything changed when her mother was charged with involuntary manslaughter of her best friend, Amelia. With her new found interest in criminology, she dives into a world of lies and buried secrets. Connected by questions no one else is willing to ask. They chase the truth together..... but not everyone wants it found.

Kaira's new life was perfect. After waking up in a fairytale forest, she found peace in her dream cabin. That peace shatters when she saves a wounded soldier-a man so strikingly handsome she would've helped him anyway. Her act of kindness (with very questionable intentions) throws her to the Royal Knights, where she learns the truth: the man she saved is their infamous, cold and aloof Captain. Now, her dream reality is over, and the most dangerous man in the kingdom knows where she lives... ...So why does he keep showing up at her door, and how is she supposed to get rid of him?

Ryan wasn't expecting to end up with the captain of the hockey team as a roommate, and she certainly didn't expect the initial sexual tension between them to blossom into love. ***** In desperate need of a place to stay, Ryan Winters doesn't see an issue with rooming with the captain of the hockey team, Ethan Russell. After all, she's focused on her studies, getting over an ex, and honestly, not that into athletes. Though the more time she spends getting to know her new roommate, the more it becomes apparent that Ethan is the exact type of guy she could fall for. When lines begin to blur and drama from the past threatens to tear them apart, can the two of them find a way to keep both their friendship-and their relationship-from crumbling to pieces? [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque