Living in paradise, Sydney loves her job, her friends, and her passion for marine biology. Her best friend, Henry, has an invested interest in her, but Sydney never seems to notice. While Henry is the perfect man, she only dates the wrong guys. Her ex-boyfriend cheated on her, broke her heart, and now she's too shattered to give anyone a chance. Until Coen... A sexy bad boy with a tattoo, he elicits dark desires Sydney hasn't felt in so long. His intense eyes, the color of the sea, capture her sight, making it impossible to look away. She tries to avoid him, knowing he's no good for her, but...

Sydney and Coen are ready to take the next step of their relationship. She knows she has to reveal her heartbreaking past to him. While some of it has been revealed, there is still more to the story. Will he stand by her side and help her through the ordeal, or will he turn his back, leaving her to deal with her issues?

Accacia finally returns to the Continent with the Asquithians under her command. It may be the extra leverage they need to overthrow Drake, the worst dictator in their history and the man who tortured Accacia mercilessly for years. But she feels uneasy. She fears Aleco more than she fears anything. How will she tell him the truth? That she no longer belongs to him. And will he accept that decision?

Derek wasn't always the man he is now. After repeated mistakes, a life that lacks any morals, he finally feels remorse for what he did to Nancy, one of his closest friends. Now that all of his friends are paired off, the loneliness sets in. He wants-needs-to feel connected to someone. The only problem is, there is no one that catches his eye. Until Paola... A professional surfer with a confident attitude, Paola doesn't need anyone to take care of her. She's independent, intelligent, and beautiful. Derek immediately falls for her, and when she rejects him, he only works harder. He may have...

The newlyweds are blissfully happy together. The heat hasn't died between them, and their honeymoon never seems to end. But Coen takes his role as a husband very seriously, and when Sydney works too much, hardly eats, never sleeps, studies too much, and spends all her time at the lab, he starts to worry. This behavior isn't good for her health and he has to intervene, whether she likes or not. Coen meets a new client at his gym, Casey, and the more he gets to know her, he realizes she's in deep trouble. Just like his sister, she is being beaten and abused. It would be easy for him to forget...

Everyone is good. Sometimes they just do evil things. Despite the loss of Calloway's parents, the torment he deals with at Fresno High School for being poor, and the responsibility of the entire world on his shoulders, he still believes life is worth living-even if it isn't. The only things he has left are the gifts his father left behind, a glowing orb and a picking knife. Calloway doesn't understand the use of these gifts. The globe only responds to him, shining in the darkness at his command. And his knife can open any lock. But what are they for? After Calloway steals the Kirin book from...

When Calloway returns to school after the winter break, high school only becomes more difficult, and not academically. Beatrice, the girl who he's had his eye on since the beginning of high school, finally acknowledges him. Calloway doesn't understand what any of it means. They are still trying to locate the portal, and when chance strikes, they believe they found the answer. But now they have to decide what to do, Should they tell Weston or go on their own? Hawk's torments are ever present for Calloway. When it becomes too much, Calloway turns to his mentor, Mr. Avey, for help. There's only...

On the outside, it seems like Nancy has her life figured out. Her father is the successful owner of a billion dollar hotel, which she hides from her friends, she's continuing her education, and she and Derek are trying to make their relationship work despite the constant difficulties. She pushes through the obstacles because she hopes, prays, that things will get better. But even when she doesn't think it will, she settles for what she has. Her mother abandoned her and her father doesn't care for her. She accepts the love she thinks she deserves. Until Thatcher... The moment they meet, the...

"You're everything to me. More than everything." Alexandra... After a horrific accident working as a nurse in the emergency room, Alexandra becomes reclusive to the world around her. Unable to be speak or function, she pushes away her boyfriend, Paul, of two years. Her distance causes him to spend time with someone else...the betrayal causes her to pack her bags and leave everything behind. She doesn't know what comfort she'll find in Savannah, Georgia, but she flees anyway. Blaise... After inheriting the most lucrative cotton field in the south, Blaise has to become a man early in life. He...

"It isn't a choice. You will be mine." Layla... Layla had her heart broken too many times. After dating a bad guy then losing Jared to Elisa, she's done with men. She realizes she doesn't need a man in her life and chooses to keep it that way. She decides to leave the bartending job she has and pursue her dream, working as a writer for a fashion magazine. When she meets Kyle on a late night, she blows him off like all the rest. The only problem is, he won't let her. As much as she tries to ignore the attraction and connection she feels for him, it's still there. Before she knows it, she's...