Celeste Sinclair is not everyone's cup of tea - half the school hates her and half loves her. She's never really cared, but this year she wants to be perfect. She already has everything, rich parents, a perfect body, lots of love options, but none of them ever last. School bores her, life is dull, and she needs to make it all worth it. All the bullying, crying, and heartbreak.
Grayson Cooper is the popular jock - everyone loves him. He's funny, and handsome, and has never kept a girlfriend for more than a few days. He has thousands of friends, and rich parents, and is the goalie on the school's Hockey team, he wants nothing more. Yet, his sexual life is dead. The hookups aren't doing it anymore. He needs someone to add spice.
A journalism class, a meddling teacher, and two students who hate each other - or do they?
"If this reaches you, I hope you never forgive me."
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.