Sophie Bennett has never been lucky in love. After a series of broken relationships where lies and betrayal always seem to find their way to the surface, she's closed off her heart, convinced that true love is just a fantasy. That is, until one fateful night at The Hideaway, a bar tucked away from the chaos of Vanderbilt City.
When Sophie meets Caleb Turner, she's drawn to him in a way she hasn't felt in years. Charismatic and easy to talk to, Caleb is everything she's been craving: someone who listens, understands, and makes her feel truly seen. Their connection is electric, and Sophie starts to believe maybe, just maybe, she could finally have the love she's always dreamed of.
But Caleb has a secret-a truth buried so deep it could shatter everything they've built. As their chemistry intensifies, the unspoken tension between them grows, until one day, Caleb is forced to come clean. The revelation is enough to crush Sophie's spirit, leaving her questioning everything she thought she knew about trust and her own worth.
Heartbroken and betrayed, Sophie makes the difficult decision to walk away, vowing never to repeat the same mistakes. But as time passes, she unexpectedly finds herself drawn to someone new-someone who offers her a chance at a love unlike anything she's ever known.
As Sophie opens her heart again, she discovers that love doesn't always come in the form you expect, and sometimes, the biggest surprises are the ones that heal you.
*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems*
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Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto.
In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.