After a miserable seventh birthday party, Lola Loud makes a wish but gets way more than she bargained for.

What happens at Pride stays at Pride. Right? Thats what 17 year old Emily thought. Emily and her best friend where at Pride in Florida when Emily and Nicola make a bet. Since Emily had just moved back from her dad's Nicola gives Emily a bet she didn't think Emily could do and because of this one bet Emily gets herself into some risky situations. What happens when this one person is a teacher and Emily falls head over heels for her? Will Emily and this teacher work or with this teacher just push her aside in efforts to keep her job safe.

As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams? ***** Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]