Ocean was a 16-year-old girl who lives in a small town, she has 2 siblings, James and Sophie. Their parents aren't around much due to their busy schedules with work. Next door lives her distant family, the Millers, they have 4 boys, but might as well call Ocean and her siblings their kids, because of how often they are over their house and how they have watched them grow. Included in the Millers' family is their son's best friend, which happens to include James. James and the Millers 4 boys are seen as popular because they are star baseball players.
When they are always spending time together as a group, they see Ocean as one of the boys, until one of them doesn't and it just so happens to be the one, she is closest to, Jace Miller, who is also 16. He hides his feelings for her, but it soon shows when he starts to become overly protective of her, especially when the guys are joking, no one besides Jordan, Jace's older brother, who is also close with Ocean, but not that close.
You will see these 2 wonderful humans grow close and see what happens in Next Door Lovers.
Marcus Thorne wears several masks in his life-playing retired pirate, Captain Hawk, is his favorite, but if his secret is discovered, he could die. Captivated by his enemy's daughter, Marcus kidnaps her, but in turn, she captures his heart... until he discovers Isabelle is one of Napoleon's spies with the power to endanger his life and the lives of his friends.
After her release, Isabelle can't stop thinking about her masked abductor and how he'd stolen her heart before ridding her of his presence. Betrothed to a man who strangely reminds her of the man whose kisses set her ablaze, she marries him, only to discover he's not who he seemed to be and is withholding secrets. But then, so is she.
Content warning: This story contains a mild amount of violence and kidnapping... along with plenty of falling in love.