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At ten years old, one drop changed my whole world, and not just because I lost my freedom, my parents, and my memories all in one night. My life is now bound to another: my blood kin, whose cursed fate is dependent upon my own. After being held captive for over a decade to protect someone I've never met, I'm now thrown into a new world. Trinity Falls Academy is an opportunity to secure my future. Like life's cruel guillotine, the curse shatters at twenty-one years old, and only one kin can make it to twenty-two.

I ask for nothing. I bow to no one. Then, Teagan Mercer arrives on campus. She's to blame for destroying my life, but I refuse to let her ruin my shot at the NFL. I will never forgive her for what she did, and I have the power to make her pay. When the memories come rushing back, I fall into the darkness that nearly destroyed me. But this time, I'm taking her down with me.

Since I was a teenager, I've used baseball as a way to distract myself from everything my life was missing. I grew up too fast, taking care of my two younger brothers. They were all I had, until one day, they were taken away and I was alone. Being drafted by the Daytona Fury brought with it a gift I wasn't expecting—my best friend, Jackson Blake. I've opened up to him about my past and he's accepted me for who I am, but I've never felt fully understood…at least not until I met his stepsister. Arden makes me feel seen, and she's secretly owned a piece of me for years.

Up-and-coming model Lila Perkins has a long-standing feud with fate. She no longer believes in soul ties or coincidences, and she definitely doesn't believe in happily ever afters. Not after suffering through The Great Ghosting with her ex-situationship. Now, she swears by the ball-busting belief that you have to do things yourself instead of waiting for the stars to align. But right as she's about to embark on a modeling campaign with the potential to change the trajectory of her career, fate rears its ugly head and plays a sick joke on her.

Growing up, we were The Three Musketeers. It was Tyler, Noah, and Scarlett against the world. Best friends and fiercely loyal to each other. Inseparable until we grew apart. And it was all my fault. One night between Noah Milner and me changed everything. The way I saw him. The way I saw her. The way I saw all of us. I would've picked him if he had let me, and now, a decade later, I still want to. Because Noah and I belong together. The problem? I'm married to her.

Wynter Baldwin is responsible for my twin sister's death. She's playing a dangerous game by showing up at Whitmore University. The day she destroyed my world, I swore revenge. Now, I'm a football god and part of a secret society. A brotherhood that will have my back as I ruin her. When I begin to unravel the truth about my twin, I question everything I know about Wynter. Before I realize it, I'm caught up in a web of lies, and the one girl I vow to destroy is the only one who can save me.

Hockey's golden boy, Gage Arlington, is a world-renowned goalie and lovable jerk who expects his second season playing on the Riverside Reapers to go smoothly. Until his luck changes one game and he sustains an almost career-ending injury. Now, facing three months of recovery, his sole focus is to get back on the ice. With a (supposedly) foolproof plan, he enlists the help of a certain dance instructor to rehabilitate him, only to find out that she's none other than the girl who hates his guts and t-boned his car to prove it.

I'm keeping some pretty big secrets from my best friend. Secrets, I'm not sure how much longer I can hold onto. Secrets that'll likely destroy our friendship. Because he thinks we're going to college together—but I just can't do it. I can't spend any more time with this lie. Big Bend may have been my beginning, but it never felt quite right. Something was always off—truly, I think it was my false start. Now it's time to live my life with nothing but the truth.

This classic book tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge—a miserable and bitter old man, who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. The spirits force him to confront his past mistakes, and peek into his bleak future if he doesn’t change his ways. Join our full cast on this immersive fully Sound-Scaped journey, as Scrooge is transformed into a generous and kind-hearted man, embracing the spirit of Christmas and helping those around him.

Brodie Taggart travelled around the world, and all he has to show for it is a broken heart. After meeting Liam in Greece and falling headfirst into a whirlwind affair, Brodie is left alone and bereft after Liam receives a mysterious phone call and breaks things off. In love with a man who doesn't want him anymore, Brodie does the only thing he can think of—he goes home.

We’re lost boys, wild and forgotten. Born into a world of poverty and crime, my two best friends and I have nothing to rely on except each other. But I have a plan: if I can film viral BDSM porn, I might rake in enough cash to get us out of this trailer park before we become another gang violence statistic.

He's stalking me. Someone has been in my home, left messages on my wall. I've had dreams that a stranger in a mask touches me while I'm sleeping, forcing my body to bend to his wicked ways. But I want more. Crave more. He has the key to release me from my prison. Can I trust him, or will he be the end of me instead?

When my ex cheated on me, I vowed to get back at him the only way I knew how—by seducing his three best friends, the school bullies. Xander is the handsome Ivy League-bound rich boy. No girl can resist his cold demeanor, and his icy presence only draws me in closer. Class clown Bryce may be funny, but he's also a star footballer bully every girl at the school covets for his gorgeous looks and intimidating physical size. Then there's Dane, the school's bad boy whose razor-like snark makes his tongue almost as sharp as his chiseled cheekbones.

The day my stepsister died, she took my heart with her. Now, I'm a shell of a man, a cold-hearted monster. Imagine my surprise when the love of my life shows up at Whitmore University alive and well. I'm ready to make her pay for destroying me. This isn't a fairy tale, and I'm sure as hell no knight in shining armor. I have no problem dragging her into my dark world along with me. But when I dig for the truth about that fateful day, I can no longer deny my feelings about the only girl I've ever loved. And just as I vowed to destroy her, I vow to protect her even if it costs me my life.

Eloise Grey wasn't looking for me…but I was looking for her. To be fair, I didn't know she was the girl I'd been obsessed with until it was too late. I was on the fast track to making my NHL dreams a reality with my girl by my side. She was my whole world. My kryptonite...till she got it wrong.

For over a year, I've been hiding from my ruthless mob boss father and lying to everyone around me. Jordan is a sweet, protective biker who thinks we eloped in Vegas the night we met. The truth is, he was just supposed to be my ticket out of my gilded prison. I had nowhere to go, so when Jordan asked me to live with him after we got to his home in Rockland, I reluctantly agreed. After that, it was impossible to resist falling in love with him. But every second we're together is ruined thanks to the agonizing guilt eating away at me.

The emo kid, the loner, the cynical wallflower with an attitude. It's no secret that I've never quite fit in. But it's glaringly obvious now that I've moved to this Podunk small town that seems to run entirely on sugar, friendliness, and cheer. (And cows, an ungodly number of cows.) I hate it—this place where everyone knows everyone, and I'm still the outsider. Who wants to fit in anyway? I've never really tried, never even thought I wanted to…until I met him. Jimbob is living his best life out here, farming the fields of Kansas, well and truly happy. And I just don't get it.

I’m the first one to tell you I have issues. Trust issues. Family issues. Probably a few others I haven’t discovered yet. Which is why I prefer to keep my life as simple and uncomplicated as possible. Until him. Blake McAdams barrels into my life and refuses to leave. He’s relentlessly optimistic, sexy as hell, annoyingly persistent, and…wants to be friends? Because…he thinks I’m interesting? Yeah, I’ll pass. Thanks. Only, somehow, we end up doing just that.

I came to Copper Falls expecting to settle my sister's estate and learn about the woman I never knew existed until I was notified of her death. Little did I know that stories about her weren't the only thing that awaited me in the small town.

One mistake can ruin your life. I learned that at fifteen when my hormones got the best of me and I was landed with an unwanted pregnancy. My parents decided to punish me and forced me out of the sport I love to raise my child and provide for my newly forced-upon-us-both marriage. One mistake can cost a life. My life. If not for my best friend who rescued me and my daughter, I'd have ended it all.