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Josefina Torres and Dante Vladimir were once best friends. As children, they ran through fields of wildflowers and shared a magical bond exclusive to them. Dante's gifts lay in reading and controlling things with his mind, while her gift was making people feel seen and understood, especially lonely, neglected, scarred street urchins like him. But friendships aren't always meant to last, especially when social pressures and bullying force them apart. From the time he was a young boy, Dante has been desperately in love with Josefina, but a dark, insidious voice whispers that his scarred face ...

The world was once Daniel’s oyster. After graduating from high school at the age of sixteen, he pursued a double major in biology and psychology before studying medicine. Stressed and overworked, he had a mental breakdown that cost him everything. Now he works at the information desk of a small town library and sulks in his dungeon of a room. Painfully shy and awkward, he's convinced of his lack of appeal. Nothing drives this point home more than his younger sister's best friend, Josie. Josie -- young, gorgeous, and charismatic -- is nice to everyone in his family but him. The moment he ...

Christine Daae has spent eight years fatherless, alone, and left to fend for herself day in and day out. She has abandoned her dreams of performing on stage and instead works as a tutor and accompanist. On a chance encounter with the new co-owner of the Premier Theater, Raoul Chagny, she is swept once again into the world of theater and into a romance that transcends her wildest dreams. Little does she know, a masked stranger lurks in the shadows and is determined to dominate her will. Just as Christine’s relationship with Raoul blossoms, she is swept away into darkness and imprisoned in ...

In the shadows of London, desire is the deadliest experiment. Dr. Dorian Roch has spent his life clawing his way from orphanhood to the highest echelons of London society. A man of science, discipline, and control, he has never succumbed to the distractions of love—until he sets his sights on Lily Davenport, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy gentleman. When Dorian asks for her hand in marriage, her father is hesitant. He finds the young doctor too controlled, too perfect, and he fears what lurks beneath such restraint. As a test, he demands that Dorian experience a single night of ...

Kurt Hornby has been in love with Diasy, his best friend since childhood, with no intention of ever revealing his true feelings... except lately his pent-up longing has been driving him mad. It's nearing Christmas at the medieval castle they attend for boarding school. One day while studying at the library, Kurt stumbles upon a dated self-help dating guide. At first, he scoffs at it but changes his mind when it becomes clear that Daisy has attracted more than one boy at school. Snarky and unpopular with a dry, dead-pan sense of humor, Kurt must contend with bullies and general animosity ...

Would you do anything for love? In the "Painted Love" installment, Sasha was torn between two dashing clown suitors - the whimsical, playful Charlie and the angry, sarcastic Andrew. Initially, Andrew seemed like the perfect match for her, but now she is no longer sure if she can tolerate his harsh personality. Missing Charlie fiercely, they reconnect with each other, though Sasha still has some insecurities about him due to his scheming ways. Not long after reconnecting with Charlie, a man she believes is the man of her dreams, he shares his curious ability to make his art come to life. ...

This short story chronicles one particular night in Samantha's life where she attended an ugly Christmas sweater party and crossed paths with a boy she went to high school with. Throughout her senior year, he seemed to linger on the peripherary of her life, though he never seemed interested enough to take action. Now that they find themselves alone in a mutual friend's kitchen at the party, adrift in a sea of strangers, defenses crumble and a true human connection sparks. This short story is told from the perspective of an older Smantha reflecting on her past and wondering what could have ...

Sophie Alaoui is dead. She doesn't know how she died or why. All she knows is that her soul went directly to Hell. The Land of the Forgotten is a miserable, frigid place designated for souls who weren't exactly evil, but neither were they good. Sophie lives a bleak existence with her dog, Buster, spending most of her time eating junk food and watching trash TV. She's a member of the Stairway to Heaven program, a support group designed for self-improvement. With her irreverent sense of humor and penchant for asking uncomfortable questions, Sophie isn't Heaven material. The one bright spot in...

When the past and the supernatural collide, love wears many faces... but only one can unmask the truth. When Raoul de Chagny boards a flight to Savannah, Georgia, he never expects to cross paths with Christine Daaé—his first love and the woman who vanished from his life years ago. Christine is no longer the starry-eyed girl he once knew; she's a celebrated author of gothic romances, running from a dangerous ex who refuses to let her go. But Christine harbors another secret—one written in ink and whispered from beyond the grave. For years, she’s been receiving letters from Erik, a ...

Charlie Matthews takes dating a starving artist to an entirely new level. Most girlfriends would swoon if their artsy boyfriend used them as their muse, but Charlie wasn't like most artists because his paintings had the ability to come to life and serve as portals to other worlds. After the villain escaped from his previous graphic novel and held her hostage, Sasha isn't exactly thrilled when she learns Charlie is building a new world - one inspired by her. Detritus is a city unlike any other....gritty, dark, and intense....the perfect setting for a noir mystery. In this new world, Sasha ...

After her mother loses a high-powered position in San Francisco, Blanca Delgado, an aspiring artist, moves back to the small Florida coastal town, Paradise, to live with family. One day while strolling on the boardwalk, she captures the attention of a gorgeous tattoo artist, Joshua Strauss, who desires nothing more than to draw her. Joshua and Blanca understand each other's creative spirit, but her mother has other plans in store for her. Valentina Delgado and Juliet McIntosh have fostered a lifelong friendship. Now that Juliet is widowed and Valentina is facing financial hardship, they ...

‘Dear Emily’ is the third and final installment of the ‘Polar Opposites’ trilogy that tells the story of Emily and Max, two people who have known each other for six years but never seem to find themselves on the same page. Max has loved Emily from afar for six years and once had the opportunity to declare his feelings. For one, brief moment, Max and Emily dreamt of a future together, one in which they lived an ordinary life. When Jude, her boss and boyfriend, came searching for her, Max reluctantly let her go and, heartbroken, succumbed to a brief, passionate affair with Jude’s ...

All Emily Grisham has ever wanted is to have a successful career, fall in love, and be happy. It doesn't seem like too much to ask...right? Unfortunately, the highs and lows of her bipolar symptoms often throw a wrench in her plans. After she stops taking her medications for God knows how many times, she loses her job, her apartment, and the trust of her loved ones. Forced to live with her tough, no-nonsense aunt, she decides to search the city for a job. Enter Jude Duarte, her new boss. Jude, the son of a prolific Spanish artist, is unlike any man Emily has ever met. Tall, raven-haired, ...

The year is 1795 and Napoleon Bonaparte is a Corsican serving in the French military. His personality is fire and ice personified -- passionate, temperamental, and pragmatic to the extreme. He is engaged to Desiree Clary, or Eugenie as he affectionately nicknamed her, but the allure of Parisian women poses a temptation to seek a more strategic alliance, one that will help connect him with prominent figures that may serve his rise to power. The tables are turned on him, however, when he meets Rose de Beauharnais, a beautiful and charming widow with two children. Rose intrigues him with her ...