When college student Kasey Whitton takes a job babysitting for single dad Jian Li, she doesn't expect to fall in love with the newborn baby -- or with Jian. ***** Love is the last thing on Kasey Whitton's mind when she agrees to take an overnight babysitting job to help support her struggling family. But as her business relationship with single dad Jian Li slowly develops into something more, Kasey is surprised to find herself falling in love with him despite his hot-and-cold attitude towards her -- and the fact that she has a long-term high school boyfriend. Will her growing feelings for Jian and his newborn son be enough to convince her to risk everything stable in her life? Or will Jian's fear of commitment -- and his belief all the women in his life are cursed -- be enough to keep them apart? [[Best Diverse Story, The Fiction Awards]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Darby Kale is not the nicest person. He never has been. Why? Well, it all comes down to his height. Being a five foot nothing guy is hard. Especially when everyone refuses to let him have peace about it, ever. During the summer of his seventeenth, Darby just so happens to meet a very handsome, and very tall guy under strange circumstances. Will charm and good looks be enough to break through Darby's shell? Or will he still be cold and surly by summer's end? Read to find out!