What if I was the only one Baudelaire child? What if I wasn't as close to my aunt Josephine as I was to my uncle Monty, and a disturbingly awkward Count Olaf. What if my uncle Monty died? What if uncle Monty just died from old age? What if I was forced to go to an orphanage instead of Mr. Poe passing me onto more relatives? That's what this story is about.

As King Hawthorne inspects his new castle, he learns that his latest victory may not have been down to his cunning and leadership at all.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.