She was like looking into a mirror. Or reading a book I've always had but only skimmed through. 𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍 was the oldest daughter in her family. The first try. The first mistake. She carried responsibility like it was stitched into her bones. Moving to Ireland was meant to be a new start-a quiet hope that distance from London might soften the edges of everything. But it hasn't. Of course it hasn't. It's just given her a new place to hold everything together, again. Emory is fraying, but she can't let it show. Her siblings need her steady. They need her unbreakable. And that's what she makes herself. 𝐓𝐀𝐃𝐇𝐆 𝐋𝐘𝐍𝐂𝐇 moves through the world like nothing can touch him. Easy confidence-sharp tongue. Untouchable on the Hurling pitch. He's the boy the teachers don't know what to do with, he's brilliant, but careless-Always needing something to challenge him, or else he's distracted. But underneath all that easy is something unsteady. His childhood was built on volatility. An angry father, a numb mother-and when the fire took them both, Tadhg didn't know what to do. How to live in the soft moments, the quiet-he wasn't even sure what that was. He carries the quiet, suffocating guilt of survival-the feeling that every breath he takes is stolen from his mother, who never got to keep hers. _________________ 𝐓𝐀𝐃𝐆𝐇 𝐋𝐘𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐱 𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍 (𝐎𝐂)

The Lynch family is anything but quiet. Nova Lynch, the middle child and Tadgh's twin sister, struggles to keep her racing thoughts in check while navigating the pressures of school, friends, family, and growing up. Things are changing at drastic speeds, as her older sister Shannon starts at a new school, hoping things will finally be different. the Lynch siblings are forced to confront old wounds, family tensions, and the complicated bonds that hold them together. Through sleepless nights, shared secrets, and moments of unexpected warmth, Nova begins to understand what it truly means to protect the people she loves - and how the quiet struggles inside her own mind can be just as difficult as the chaos around her. And with Shannon's new boy lurking around, hopefully here to help the Lynch family get out to deep hole they are stuck in...

❝ SOMETIMES THE PAST REFUSES TO LET YOU GO. ❞ • ୨💌୧ 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 . . . Delilah Allen and Asher Young were everything to each other-two kids from neighboring families, inseparable in shared gardens, inside jokes, and quiet understanding. They were never a couple, but it was always heading there... until the night Caoimhe Young died. The tragedy shattered their town. Families turned on each other, old friends disappeared, and a silence full of fury and secrets fell between the Allens and the Youngs. Delilah stopped speaking, stopped trusting, stopped existing in the world she once loved-except for her stepbrother Gibsie, the one person who keeps her grounded. Asher Young knows the truth about that night, a truth no one else can prove. Outwardly, he plays the cold, distant role expected of him. But behind closed doors, he watches over Delilah, haunted by the past and the bond they still share. Oc x Oc! (COMPLETE) ✦ fleeting glances . forbidden proximity . secrets and loyalty .

°☆ Her story is untold, hidden by the strong facade she puts on every day. At first, he wanted to tear it down along with her, to ruin her. But maybe things don't go the way we want them to go. --- Olympia Holland is none other than the sister of Shane Holland. The drug dealer everyone dislikes and most fear. However, if you saw Olympia, you'd never guess those two are related. As she begins her new year at Tommen, she quickly learns about how fast rumours spread and how big of a mess they can make. For all she wants, she could be the biggest saint in the world, but in their eyes, they'd see her as the step sister of the guy that ruins lives and families. Tadhg Lynch is no different than others. After hearing about the new girl, he decided to ruin her life the way Shane almost ruined his brothers. °☆☆☆° Enemies to lovers.

Caoimhe Kavanagh Sixteen, quiet but stubborn. Always the good girl, the rule-follower-until Aidan. She's smart, a little lost, and suddenly in way over her head. But she's all in. Heart first, logic later. Aidan Holland Seventeen, bruised in more ways than one. Loyal, guarded, and trying like hell not to ruin the one good thing in his life-Caoimhe. He's never had soft before, and now he's terrified to lose it. Set in early 2010s Cork, Finding 17 follows sixteen-year-old Caoimhe, the girl who's always done everything right, and Aidan, the boy born into everything wrong. Their secret connection ignites-messy, reckless, and impossibly tender. But as lies pile up and threats close in, they'll both have to choose: stay safe or risk everything for a love that was never supposed to happen.

Tadhg Lynch has never liked Niamh Gallagher-not in primary school when her life seemed perfect, and definitely not now at Tommen College. After his father's violent rampage tore his family apart, Niamh was one of the few who tried to be kind, but he lashed out, shutting her down. Years later, she's unrecognizable. Once warm, she's now the Ice Queen, untouchable and ruthless. Forced to be around her thanks to their best friends dating, Tadhg is thrown by her transformation. She's not the girl he resented, nor the one who pitied him-she's Frost, sharp-edged and cold. But beneath their bickering and hostility, something simmers. As tension builds, old wounds reopen, and neither can ignore the undeniable pull between them. Hate was easy. Wanting each other? That's dangerous.

HEAVEN SENT|HOLDING 8 Boys of Tommen next generation. Heaven Gibson was born into legacy. The daughter of Tommen royalty, she had everything-money, reputation, the perfect family name. But Heaven? She wanted none of it. Wild, sharp-tongued, and untouchable, she walks the halls of Tommen College with a cigarette in her hand and a chip on her shoulder. She's the girl your parents warned you about-and the one you still can't look away from. AJ Lynch was born into shadows. With a last name soaked in history and a future weighed down by expectation, he lives by discipline, control, and silence. The last thing he needs is a girl like Heaven Gibson. They've hated each other for as long as anyone can remember. Heaven thinks he's a judgmental snob. AJ thinks she's reckless and broken. But hate is a fine line. And lines were made to be crossed.

𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐒 - The world has always been a bit too much for Tessa Biggs, she never felt like she quite fit in. Being the only daughter of a well known doctor and a famous writer her life was always been seen as easy, but in reality it's anything but that. At a young age she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, her parents knew it was coming since it ran in the family. Her childhood was filled with appointments, pills and therapy. She feels as though her whole life is a disaster. But then she meets him, the person she was told to stay away from and avoid. Will she break the rules for love? 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐖 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 - Drew is the kind of guy most people notice for the wrong reasons. The son of well known drug dealer "Shane Holland", he grew up in the shadow of his father but when he was sentenced to prison that legacy was thrown onto his shoulders. Most of the time, he's skipping classes or getting into fights. Most people have given up on him. Drew has always been excellent at rugby, it's the one thing he's ever been good at his whole life. When he gets scouted for a scholarship at Tommen college, he knows he should say no but deep down he secretly wants to do well in life so he accepts it. His father is furious with him and his whole life seems to be going downhill until his first day. Everything shifts when she walks into his life. Will they survive the bumps along the way- or be destroyed by them?