The Message That Got Me Hooked follows Sophie Carter, a sharp and determined senior whose life is flipped upside down on the first day of her final school year. What starts as a typical morning turns into a whirlwind when she's thrust into a team project with Ethan Holloway-the golden boy of rival St Albion's Academy. Charming, infuriating, and the last person Sophie wants to be paired with, Ethan pushes her buttons like no one else.
But when their shared project brings them face-to-face more than ever before, Sophie discovers that beneath his smirks and effortless confidence, there's more to Ethan than she expected. After being the receiver of a mysterious message, Sophie tries to figure out the sender. As more clues appear, she must try her best not to break down and crumble.As tensions rise and memories of past mistakes resurface, Sophie must navigate a tangled web of rivalry, unspoken truths, and the undeniable pull between them.
The Dream Scene is a story of rivalry, redemption, and the storm that brews when two opposing forces collide. Will Sophie finally see Ethan for who he truly is? And when she does, will it be too late to undo the damage they've caused each other-and themselves?
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?
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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.
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