[Wattys 2023 Grand Prize Winner] After an eight-hour flight sitting next to her high school nemesis Jackson Carter, fashion designer and barista Isabelle Curtis thought that would finally be the last she would see of him. But as the saying goes, famous last words. * * * Isabelle Curtis and Jackson Carter were fierce academic rivals in high school, up until Jackson moved to the UK in junior year for boarding school. Eight years later, Jackson has returned from abroad to take on the role of CEO at his late father's company. When Isabelle and Jackson meet again, there's a war of words, banter and a passionate dislike towards each other. Throw in a high school reunion, some more chaos, and a 'deal' in the mix-one that might just involve a little faking and pretending. It's all fun and games and tit for tat, almost just like in high school, until real feelings become involved...

She left the underworld after her mother's death, sure that there was nothing that would draw her back. But when Kuroki Meisa was assigned to guard top idol group Arashi, she was suddenly drawn back into the chaos that she thought she had left behind for good. Thrown into a game of lust, power and intrigue, Meisa quickly finds that one Sakurai Sho was not everything he seemed to be.