[BOOK 2 OF FEARLESS] *mature content* "Why are you sugaring me up?" he asked with a raised brow. "I'm your sugar mommy," she teased. "Minus giving you money. I'm broke as hell." "Do you need money? I can give you some," he offered. She shook her head. "You've already given me too much." "Come on, I can be your sugar daddy," he joked. She rolled her eyes and took a bite of her sandwich. "We can't be each other's sugar babies." "We already are," he grinned. "I'm gonna need my attorney, award-winning novelist wife's money when I'm a washed up musician." // The car accident Charlotte Bianchi and her father were involved in left a dent in both Charlotte's family and her relationship with Ben. Charlotte struggles mentally and emotionally in dealing with the trauma of the accident. Benjamin Thomas has been living with the Bianchi family since his father kicked him out of the house on Thanksgiving. He hates seeing Charlotte suffer, and he struggles with trying to help her get better. Charlotte and Benjamin have been through literal hell in their relationship, but can they lean into each other during difficult times and just breathe?

In a land where stars, as tangible as diamonds are worth more than gold, there are those who hunt them and those who hunt the hunted. And wishes are no small feat either. When one makes a wish, it is always in great caution because one will never know if what they asks for will harm or help... Aurora Hollis has learned this well, and as one of the top hunters under the wing of Sir Hester, an anonymous star-hunting dealer, she's been brought up to question nothing outside of his orders. How could she when her life is his to end at any given moment? At twelve years old, she learns of her older siblings' debts when they mysteriously vanish, leaving her behind. The weight shifts to her and as a Hollis, she will not sink down so she does what needs to be done. To do what they couldn't and save her life in the process. Because if she doesn't, if she runs or hides, Sir Hester's oath, the prick of her finger on a death-wish dagger, will cut her life by seventeen. Nothing is simple, but neither need be complicated if she simply doesn't question. Until distant rages begin spreading from town to town, as her seventeenth birthday nears. Until unwanted camps swarming with marks of royalty appearing on the edges of the infamous star-hunting woods where she resides. Until, she learns they've all come to hunt her down. Sir Hester's brightest light, riskiest asset. But strangest of all, a young man, bloodied and bruised, stumbles onto her doorstep with secrets of his own. Guarding her secrets against tempting curiosity to unravel all the mysteries he holds grows dangerous as lingering threats and questions left buried in the past beginning to connect. To hunt the stars is one thing, to wish on them is another but nothing quite compares when a girl with wishes may have finally run out of luck. Or did she have it in the first place?

[COMPLETE] "You are the dumbest boy I have ever met in my life," she responded, frustrated. He stopped walking and stared at her. He was, for lack of a better word, dumbfounded. "I don't understand," he said with a confused look on his face. Her emotions were getting really hard to keep up with. "We've been going to school together all our lives," she asserted, her voice growing softer rather than louder. "You're telling me you've never noticed that guys tend to avoid me?" He couldn't help it, He laughed. She just stared at him with a look of disbelief before stalking past him. He grabbed her wrist. "Charmander," he chided, shaking his head in amusement. "Plenty of guys have wanted to ask you out; you just tend to be unapproachable. They think you're scary." "Good," she said firmly, crossing her arms over her chest. "I'm fine without a boyfriend." "Sure," he drawled with a playful grin. "Fuck off," she grumbled, punching his arm. // Charlotte Bianchi has never been interested in dating. She always focused on her academics and extracurriculars so she could get into Yale. Benjamin Thomas is battling his dad's desire for him to follow in his footsteps with his own desires for his life. The two have grown up together. While Benjamin loves teasing and joking with Charlotte, Charlotte finds him to be the most annoying person she'd ever met. Especially since they consistently battled for the top spot in their small school. But one night, everything changes, much to Charlotte's dismay. Can Benjamin and Charlotte be fearless and stand up to their deepest fears? Highest Rankings! #2 yaromance (Jan. '24) #3 yaromance (Oct. '23, Dec. '23)