Nerdy Dakota Evans makes the biggest mistake of her life by falling in love with her best friend, Aaron Ford. Despite coming from entirely different cliques in school, will their relationship have a chance? *** In a high school where everyone belongs to cliques, nerdy and boyish Dakota Evans' friendship with basketball jock, Aaron Ford, becomes a big issue. Aaron's highly protective of Dakota and doesn't realize that she's in love with him. With their friendship eventually going on the rocks, will Aaron finally realize his true feelings for Dakota before it's too late? [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]]

Maleena Rodriguez was tortured and left for dead by two young men, Joshua and Joseph. She had managed to find the strength to crawl to a local supermarket where she was found and rushed to the hospital. Upon her release, she agrees to testify against the men who hurt her and was able to put them away forever. Maleena witnesses Joshua's execution and is left feeling a lot safer. Joseph, who's locked up, is still alive and looking for an opportunity to finish what his brother and himself started. Maleena is far from safe, she's in for a hell of a ride.