This is a collection of short stories involving relationships, love and all of the trials and tribulations that make up life in general. Each new story is built off of the last story. Friends, family and lovers tell their tales.

[PUBLISHED UNDER POP FICTION, AN IMPRINT OF SUMMIT MEDIA] One competition, one man, twenty-five women, and a bet. Zachary Astor wanted to be the Bachelor for one purpose alone: to prove to his friends that he can ditch twenty-five women without ever looking back at any of them. But will he stand on to his words when he meets Julianne Grey, the only woman who seems to regret being in the competition? Despite what he thinks, Zachary will find his thoughts preoccupied by the weird, silent, and mysterious girl he keeps on giving a rose much to his own amazement and her disappointment.

First love is an amazing thing. Most people find their first loves in high school, as did Lylah. She believes in her heart that her boyfriend is her one and only, her first love. They've been together for two years and are in their last year of high school with a bright future ahead. There are no secrets between them, which is why Lylah knows, though she may be his current love, she is not his first. That position belongs to a girl from his past, but not someone she has to worry about because he has moved on with her and he couldn't be happier. So what happens to her perfect little world when a new student transfers to their school? A new student who happens to be a blast from her boyfriends past. His first love. Choices are made, hearts are broken, and new feelings are awakened. Who will walk off hand in hand with Lylah to their happy ever after? Her first love, or a new love...