On one hand, the nobleman's daughter looking for the brother she never knew she had. On the other, the samurai family's son fallen from grace, resigned to a life looking out the bars of his gilded cage. They were not supposed to fall in love. But destiny has its own ideas. (The HoriKashi Yoshiwara Lament AU.)

When he was ten, Benjamin Hidalgo's world revolved around Samantha Coronel. When he turned 15, he went off and broke Sam's heart. Now that he's 17, he just wants to kiss and makeup. But is Sam ready to forgive him, especially when he takes things a little too literally? * * * * * From the writer of the travel-themed contemporary romance All's Fair in Blog and War and the Luna East short story Sitting in a Tree, is a new story about love, high school, kissing, and totally unnecessary school uniform vests. This multi-part short story is from Luna East Arts Academy. For more stories from the same universe, check out Kids These Days: Stories from Luna East Arts Academy volume 1.

Five Cuevas @5travels Three guesses to where I'm going next. Starts with an M. Ends with a U. Has a lechon named after it. #travel Twenty-something travel blogger Five thinks she has hit the jackpot when she gets invited to glittering Macau for an all-expense-paid bloggers tour. Think majestic old churches, sparkling casinos, exhilarating bungee jumps, and the world's most unforgettable egg tarts. The trip is practically perfect, except for one little glitch. She gets assigned to be travel buddies with Jesse, the world's most infuriating photo blogger, and it's definitely war at first sight. Will Five let Jesse turn her dream vacation into a total nightmare? Or will falling in love be on the itinerary?