Sigma Phi president, Pierce Newman hates four things: wasted alcohol, jersey theme parties, Delta Tau, and most of all, Sarge, the deeply obnoxious, and wildly irresponsible president of Delta Tau.
Delta Tau president, Sarge, can't stand four things: wasted alcohol, any party theme that incorporates excessive clothing, Sigma Phi, and most of all, Pierce Newman, the uptight, brown-nosing, president of Sigma Phi.
When the Dean of Grace Falls University decides that the fraternities and sororities on campus need to be consolidated down to 5 of each, the two work together to keep the doors of their individual fraternities open. They're an unlikely duo, but the love they have for their frats outweighs the hate they have for each other...or maybe it's a little more complicated than that.
WATTYS WINNER
When her fiancé ends up in a coma and his secret mistress, Halley, shows up, Mary feels like her world is falling apart. What she doesn't realize is she's actually falling in love...with Halley.
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Eight years after a traumatizing accident that killed one of her loved ones, Mary Kincaid is about to marry her childhood sweetheart when the universe yanks the rug out from under her yet again, leaving her fiancé badly injured and in a coma. Of course this is when his secret mistress shows up, a beautiful person whom Mary should by all rights hate - so why does she find herself inviting her to stay in the spare bedroom? She soon learns that sometimes the person you're looking for comes when you're not looking at all.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions violence, addiction, and childhood trauma, which may be triggering for some readers.
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