When Casey Branson loses her spot as VR basketball team captain to former childhood crush turned rival Alex Santos, she must prove her worth on the court while navigating their fiery chemistry. Season 1 of Byte Me *** Casey Branson thought she was unshakable as captain of her VR basketball team-until Alex Santos, her first love turned bitter enemy, stole her spot. Now, as their fiery rivalry unfolds, Casey is forced to confront feelings she thought she'd buried for her frustratingly charming ex-best friend while battling to reclaim her place in the competitive world of e-sports. Add in her family's crushing debts, her dad's illness, and Maxwell Van Allen-the swoon-worthy but dangerously complicated son of her family's enemy-and Casey's life feels more off-balance than ever. With her heart, her future, and her team on the line, Casey must choose between the dazzling world of possibilities Maxwell offers and the undeniable pull of her history with Alex. And walking the wrong path might cost her everything she loves.

When freelance programmer Arty hacks into his own matchmaking app to pair himself with his crush, he enlists the reluctant help of his best friend Ben-whose feelings for Arty might run a little bit deeper than "just friends"-forcing him to confront whether true love is closer than expected. Standalone in the Mismatched series *** Arty Mavety believes love is a formula waiting to be solved, and he's determined to prove it by hacking into the matchmaking app he's developing to pair himself with his crush Leo, a neighborhood barista who barely knows Arty exists. Arty ropes in his best friend Ben Himmel, cashing in a favor-though they both know that Ben would've helped him anyway. Ben wants to be a good friend and support Arty's misguided mission, but there's one small problem-he's got long-buried feelings for Arty, and they're starting to bubble to the surface. As Arty's idealized romance with Leo threatens to unravel his friendship with Ben, he begins to realize true love can't be engineered. And sometimes, it's way closer than expected.