I thought I had lost everything. Turns out, I had only lost what was never meant to stay. And everything I never expected was just beginning to find me. Betrayed. Grieving. Replaced. Robbed of the future she thought she had. Maeve's life falls apart when her boyfriend and friends turn their backs on her and her hard work is stolen. Then an unexpected friendship, a new beginning, and one infuriating Team Lead enter her life. She thought she had lost everything. She never expected to find herself, her people, and maybe... love.

𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. . . . . . . . . . . We've all heard the tales of good and bad, the tales of innocent deceit and her hero, the tales that despite their nature, show us the beauty in contrast. But it's the tales of pure evil that get swept under the rug. The tales of deception, where cruelty is rewarded. The tales that have you questioning who the real villain of the story is. There's a simple philosophy to most thing in life; two wrongs 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 make a right. So what ensues when you put two of the worst kinds of people together? Loyalties transfer, lines blur, and hatred ignites complete chaos. She's cunning. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴. She's dangerous. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. She's evil. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦. Or so that's what we're told. The devil is always worse. But maybe, just maybe, she's the devil in disguise, playing his advocate... . . . . . . . . . . - 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. -

Casey Mitchell and Drew Thompson were the golden couple of their small town-until life tore them apart. Ready to sign the divorce papers and move on, they thought their story was over. But one last night changes everything. When Casey finds out she's pregnant, they're forced to confront the messy, complicated space between falling apart and falling back together. With a baby on the way, mounting career pressures, and a town that won't stop watching, Casey and Drew must decide if their young love can grow into something stronger-or if some first loves are better left in the past. Can they rewrite their story, or will the weight of reality pull them apart for good? A love that started young, tested by life, and fighting for a second chance.

He's the storm. She's the sunshine. Magnolia, Louisiana, will never be the same. Maverick Hayes came to Magnolia to stand up in his best friend's wedding, not to put down roots. A former Marine with scars too deep to count, he's spent his life running from the wreckage of his past. But when a gruff favor at a women's shelter pulls him into the orbit of Kayla Broussard, he finds himself caught between walls he's built and a light he can't resist. Kayla has always been the strong one-teacher, caretaker, and the quiet force behind The Magnolia House, a shelter she built in honor of a friend she couldn't save. She knows better than to fall for a man with storm clouds in his eyes. Yet every time Maverick shows up-for her students, for the shelter kids, for her-the pieces of her heart fall faster. When Maverick's past crashes back into Magnolia, threatening everything he's found, Kayla must decide if her sunshine can weather his storm. Together, they'll learn that home isn't where you're from-it's who you fight for.

College sweethearts, Courtney and Ben, broke up years ago. The relationship was dead and buried as soon as Ben married his wife because of family expectations, leaving Courtney pregnant and confused about the relationship she thought they had. She's all cried out over him, and she's gone on with her life in her hometown, working to help with her grandmother's care. When Ben shows up and suddenly wants Courtney's forgiveness, Courtney has some decisions to make... and Ben has some groveling to do.

Lyra's story centers on a fated-mates bond that was never allowed to fully take shape-and the fallout of the choices made around it.

Anna comes home to find her husband, Mark, in bed with her best friend, Lily. They never see her-but that night, Anna vanishes. When Anna is declared dead, Mark becomes convinced Lily killed her to protect the affair. Lily, on the other hand, believes Mark murdered his wife to make her disappear for good. Neither trusts the other, and neither feels safe. From the shadows, Anna watches as their guilt turns into paranoia and their love into a weapon. Every lie pushes them closer to destroying each other. And Anna? She's very much alive.

In this poignant and emotionally charged story, Daniel grapples with the weight of his emotional betrayal while his pregnant wife, Rhea, is left to endure growing isolation at home. As Daniel begins therapy with Dr. Langston, he confronts the guilt, shame, and self-deception that caused his emotional detachment from his marriage. Through quiet introspection and painful honesty, he reveals the choices that distanced him from the woman he once vowed to cherish. Meanwhile, Rhea, nearing the end of her pregnancy, faces the emotional void alone-struggling with anxiety, abandonment, and the fear of what their future holds. A tender exploration of broken trust, emotional reckoning, and the fragile threads of love that may or may not be mended.

Beautiful, quirky, shy and kind, Kirkland Sophia Turner has worked hard for all of her 21 years, first trying to survive the foster care system in Washington state, then finding a way to get and pay for her education and finally pursuing her nursing degree. By working in a succession of restaurants and bars, she knew what it took to earn a paycheck, she has the callouses and circles under eyes to prove it. At no point did she prepare for the 6'6 blue eyed biker that decided that she was his at first glance. Hell, she had no idea if there was a way to prepare for the tsunami that was Grayson Baxter. Gray was an incredible club brother, an awesome friend, an all-around good guy to those to whom he respected and cared for. For the rest of the world he was a physically intimidating behemoth of a man who gave zero f*cks about what others outside of his circle thought of him. He'd grown up in the a picture perfect home that was full of love, support and pride, just not for him. His family wasn't sad when he gave them a one finger wave in his rear view mirror when he finished high school, he left and never looked back. This is an unedited first draft ... suggestions and comments are truly appreciated! Finding his place in the world, with his by choice, not by blood family was great. Finding the sweet little nurse in his clubs bar? Well, that was just more than he could of ever hoped for.

A story about a smart woman who loves her husband, her son and her life. When she learns that her husband isn't the man she thought he was, she works on giving her son the life he deserves. It's also about a lying and cheating man, who thought he was clever enough to avoid honesty and accountability in his life. Sometimes making a mistake and then sincerely apologizing, just might just not be enough. "Mommy, why is daddy and that lady nakey hugging?" My son innocently and loudly asks, while his father seems to be trying to locate his pants. Spoiler alert, they are on the floor under my feet, by the door, not anywhere near where he and his 'nakey' friend are sprawled on the couch. The woman shrieks, Kayley and I both fumble for the light switch just as River hits the button for daddy's 'magic office windows', which are now fully visible to the entire office floor, and all 127 employees are staring at and sharing my horror as my husband and his whatever she is are naked and trying to get dressed. Well damn, happy Wednesday to me.