Twenty-one-year-old waitress, Hope, can only dream of living a better life. Keeping her little brother safe is her top priority no matter the cost to her own happiness. So when she meets Caleb, who seems too good to be true, her instinct is to resist - but what if he's the only one who can save her? ***** Hope is struggling to make up for her mother's absence and provide for her six-year-old brother. Enter: Caleb, who comes from money and lives a good life, but can't help feeling like there is something missing. Tired from a long day's work, he stumbles into the small café where Hope works. When fate gives him the opportunity to help his enigmatic waitress, he finds himself in a world where all that matters is saving Hope. But knowing that danger is on the horizon, would Hope let Caleb into her world? Content/trigger warning: This story mentions drug use and addiction. [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T.

My collection of mini stories with a big dose of all kinds of love. Valentine's Kitchen: Alex fares a winter storm with Dean to keep the soup kitchen open. Movies: Liam sees his ex-girlfriend at the movies, and grabs the chance he missed. Ice Pop Kisses: The mother of the bride comforts a heartbroken best man and learns how he fell in love for her daughter on a summer day. Angel's Candy: Angel struggles to keep his fame and his love interest in his employee hidden, while a pesky reporter digs up his past. Pinning Home: Amy gets to know Alejandro and learns to love his island through Pinterest posts. Creative Silence: Jake goes on a night out to a club and to win a bet isn't allowed to use sign language to communicate. Secret Knight: Francois' movie star dream got crushed, but nowadays the closest he's gotten to it is playing the Fire Knight in a theme park. Metro Girl: Peter's metro commute is only bearable due to the girl he sees daily but who doesn't seem to know he exists. Red: Finn is cursed, and on Halloween his skin turns red, but it has never stopped him from enjoying the wickedest day of the year. Wrestling: Ryan returns to the ring after his father's funeral and gets a romantic story line with his love interest. Fortune Cookie: The words in a fortune cookie paper strip come to live as an omen of heartbreak and new love. Wedding Ring: Jen encounters her old high school love and both still wear their wedding rings, but for different reasons. Silas Needs to Sleep: After an indulgent night of candy, a mother finds a caring guest guarding her baby, only not the living kind. Book: A young man finds a writing mentor and a maternal figure while trying to publish a book. Basketball Banquet: A manager of a basketball team, must face the press to clarify the rumors about a player he loves like a son.

Avery and Andrew have been best friends since middle school; they're close. But they're about to get a whole lot closer when paired up for the project like no other: the baby project.

Elliot Jensen and Elliot Fintry have a lot in common. They share the same name, the same house, the same school, oh and they hate each other but, as they will quickly learn, there is a fine line between love and hate.