Nina felt a pair of eyes watching her. Warm, gilded brown, like the whiskey in her glass. That was how she met Roman Conway for the first time. Three years later, she meets him again, and she is pulled back into a past that cracks the surface of the seemingly perfect life she curated. ***** As Nina Jordan admires New York City from a rooftop, she seems content. She is surrounded by her closest friends, and Cameron - the man she is marrying. But when Nina goes to get a drink at the bar, she bumps into Roman Conway. To Roman, Nina looks different. Her signature curls have been pulled straight, and cut into a blunt bob, and there is a dark melancholy about her. The biggest change he is struck by is that she no longer looks at him the way she used to. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque

When rivals Kali Cooper and Ashtyn Evans team up to uncover the identity of an anonymous gossip account, the mystery takes an unexpected turn when their partnership blossoms into a budding romance. Standalone in the Sunset Scandals *** Kali Cooper and Ashtyn Evans have nothing in common. Their mutual hatred is the only thing they agree on. But when Kali and Ashtyn become the targets of a Sunset Scandals resurgence that turns them into the laughingstock of school, the girls face an impossible choice: team up to stop Sunset Scandals, or risk further social annihilation. As the unlikely duo attempt to save their reputations, their hatred slowly turns into a tepid friendship. But every twist and turn of the mystery brings the girls even closer together, sparking chemistry that's becoming impossible to ignore. Will Kali and Ashtyn give into the heat between them, or will Sunset Scandals decide that finding Happy Ever After isn't part of the plan?

In which two families, especially five teenagers, learn how to deal and control their overwhelming feelings. Will their underlying emotions affect them and their summer? Or will they bring them closer than ever?

In "The Old Bookstore," Elara and Liam's love story unfolds amidst the comforting scent of aged paper and forgotten tea. Five years after their serendipitous meeting in the very same store, Elara anticipates their anniversary, a date Liam seems to have overlooked. She carries a small, silver locket, a symbol of their journey, but chooses to let the moment unfold naturally. Liam, engrossed in "Moby Dick," reminds Elara that while he might forget dates, he never forgets her passions. Their shared glance and his warm touch speak volumes, reaffirming a love that transcends specific anniversaries. It's a sweet, gentle reminder that some stories, like theirs, are beautifully imperfect and still being written.