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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.

Shiloh Nguyen is a one-woman army. Married to her job at the ripe age of twenty-four, her vision board consists of espresso machines and foam art instead of white dresses and wedding bells. With her family's business about to go under, her future is balancing on a knife's edge of guilt and responsibility. She has her whole life planned out—in a pretty little schedule planner, no less—until a rogue hockey slapshot comes careening into her tiny coffee shop, dismantling everything she thought she knew about herself.

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.

I've had a pretty good gig going at Nolan U. I've paid tutors to do my assignments for me and scraped by without too much hassle. But then I met Elizabeth… She's something else, man. Not only is she refusing to do things my way, but she seems convinced that I'm capable of being more than a dumb jock. She knows I'm all about the game, but she seems to think I'm smart enough to graduate, too. I've never met anyone like her, and I don't know what to do. I can't go falling for my tutor; that's way too distracting. I don't have time for a serious relationship.

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.

Zander's the gorgeous quarterback that every girl wants…and he's only got eyes for Sienna. She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. If there's one thing I have to do with my last year of high school, it's getting to know her. Being around her makes me feel alive. There's no pressure when we're together. It's just us. The world can't touch me when I'm with her. Except that it can....

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.

Kieran Taggart's days are spent looking after his family. He keeps tabs on his baby brother, who is still travelling abroad. He helps his mom out with her shelter, and he keeps his older brother Shane from being too stupid with his money. Kieran usually loves how generous his brother is, but not when he ends up tangled in someone else's mess because of it.

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.

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.

Cole Maddox isn't looking for romance. After a painful betrayal ends his marriage, he returns to his small hometown to work alongside his dad and keep his life simple. Gavin Price used to believe in love stories. Now he's grieving the loss of his parents, staring at a blank page, and wondering if he'll ever write again. As their connection deepens, Gavin's work begins to blur the line between fiction and reality. The story he's writing could expose the secret relationship they've tried to keep hidden, and Cole isn't sure if risking his heart is worth it when privacy is no longer certain.

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.

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.

Ever feel like you’re being watched? It’s an awareness so familiar I adapted to it long ago. Then I enrolled at Westbrook University to chase my dream and make up for someone else’s lost one. The prying eyes I’d known almost since birth.... They closed.

When Savannah Kingsley's runaway little brother joins the infamous Sons of Sorrow Motorcycle Club, she is hellbent on dragging him back home—kicking and screaming if she has to. Trading her designer heels for a cross-country rescue mission, Savannah crashes headfirst into Jesse Paxton, the cocky (and annoyingly gorgeous) Vice President of the SoCal chapter. JP only cares about three things: his bike, his bar, and his brothers. That is, until Savannah turns his entire world upside down—one sassy darlin' at a time.

I'm the RA. He's the resident I'm about to write up for the third time this week. My life is a series of checklists and rules. As the Resident Advisor, my job is to maintain order. His job, apparently, is to be the chaos magnet in 3B, blasting music at all hours and driving me insane. But when I march to his door to finally lay down the law, he opens it shirtless, tattooed, and smirking. And then his scent hits me. Thunderstorms. Ink. And something primal that screams mine.

He's the golden quarterback of Nolan U Football. His life is perfect. His future is set… until he finds out his high school sweetheart secretly had a baby girl… his baby girl.

Waking up in complete darkness, I find myself naked, scared, and alone. I thought my past was as bad as it could get, but I was wrong. My nightmares are child's play compared to the place they've stashed me. The people who took me are planning something horrible. Thinking about it makes my skin crawl.

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.

Life has taught me not to get attached to anyone because they'll only let you down, but I can't stop myself from falling in love with my roommate and frat brother the moment we meet. Nothing can possibly go wrong when I agree to be his fake boyfriend for the holidays, right? One kiss under the mistletoe changes everything, and the childhood make-believe suddenly morphs into so much more. There's only one problem—this arrangement is only for Christmas, and then we're back to being only friends when we return to school.