DaniDanica Lynn Jepson is a failure. That’s right, I said it. I had my shot at life, and I failed. My fame is gone, my money is gone, and the stutter that I spent years in speech therapy trying to control is rearing its ugly head. I think my parents still like me, maybe my best friend, and sometimes my dog, but that’s it. One thing’s for sure; my sexy new neighbor can’t stand me. It’s fine, though, because he’s a jerk and the feeling is mutual. ConnorPrincess Dani is a brat. She and her pretty blonde hair and mind-numbing ass can just go back to wherever they came from. I don’t need her all up in my space, making me think about things I shouldn’t be thinking about. It’s my fault that I lost the love of my life two years ago, and I plan on living in my self-assigned purgatory for the next forever. And just so we’re clear, if I ever did decide to move on, it wouldn’t be with Dani. **

Charlie ****People always tell me I’m an old soul. Maybe it’s their polite way of pointing out that I don’t fit in with kids my age. It’s fine. They’re right. If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last two nightmarish years of my life, it’s that time is limited and unpredictable. There’s no point in wasting it by caring too much about what others think. There’s no point in dancing around the things you want. And I want Burke. I don’t care if he’s almost twice my age. Age is relative. I don’t care that he works for my stupidly protective older brother. Evan will get over it. I’m going after what I want. **Burke**I’ll chase my ex-wife across the country to keep her from taking my little girl away from me. My daughter is the only thing that truly matters. I’ll take a bartending job to pay the bills and stay close to Tess, and I’ll keep my eyes off my new boss’s cute little sister. I’m not here for her. She’s way too young for me anyway. But Charlie has me thinking and laughing and wondering if I’ve been living my life half asleep. Damn, she’s cute, and she makes me want things that I shouldn’t want.

KinleyI enjoy sex. Get over it. Are we living in the dark ages, people? I swear I’m going to murder the next person that calls me Kinky Kinley. I’m thrilled with my life choices, except for when I see the look on J’s face. I care what he thinks, probably too much. My adorable, nerdy, sexy best friend means the world to me. He’s my happy place and my safe place and everything real in my life. Could he ever see me as more than just his hot-mess childhood buddy? No, right? That’s crazy talk. JaxonFocus. Work hard. Don’t fall in love with Kinley again. It seems pretty simple, right? But my gorgeous, warm, funny best friend draws me in every damn time. I don’t have a shot with her, and I never have. I’m her boring dork, and she dates hot, muscled assholes—so many of them. I need to stay in my lane and focus on the women I actually have a chance with, and I definitely shouldn’t sleep in K’s bed when she invites me to hang with her in Hawaii. That would just be asking to have my heart shredded. **

It's never too late to fall in love again. SophieIs my marriage falling apart or are we just in parenting survival mode? And if it is falling apart, is it my fault or Aiden’s? All I know is that I miss the way he used to look at me, and I want to fix it. AidenI never imagined us here—going to see a marriage counselor and taking a ski trip the day after Christmas to see if we can “re-ignite some passion.” It shouldn’t be this much work with Soph. She’s my girl, forever. Why doesn't she know that? **

A standalone novella AshI'm divorced, officially. There's nothing wrong with sleeping with a sexy stranger that I met at a club. People do it every day. I'll just do it this one time, to blow off some steam, and then I'll get back to building my new life, ALONE. The last thing I can deal with right now is another complicated relationship. It would just hurt too much. CamdenI was feeling pretty damn good when I walked into Bright Starts to begin my four month internship. Imagine my surprise when I headed into my new boss's office and found myself face to face with Ash -- the sexy as hell woman that I hooked up with over the weekend. Ash kicked me out of her apartment right after the best sex of my life and told me I'd never see her again. But the look in her eyes tells me that this is far from over...

Skylar I’m a walking cliché, and I’ve been in love with my best friend’s older brother almost my entire life. But to him, I’m just the funny “kid” that owns his ass at video games. Speaking of that, if he calls me “kid” one more time I’m going to punch his stupid, hot face. And that’d be great if he could stop being such a playboy dumbass and grow up.Derrick What the hell? When did annoying little Skylar get hot? God, it’s fun to mess with her and get under her skin. It’s just a little flirting – no harm done. It’s not like I’m going to try to date her. Just dating one girl would bore the hell out of me, and my sister has already demanded that I leave Skylar alone. No problem. Only, I can’t actually seem to leave her alone… **

SiennaPlease excuse me while I go choke on my jealousy. Ava gets everything she wants, including the guy I’ve always loved. But Ava is my best friend, and she’s always been there for me, so despite her faults, I want her to be happy. I should just get over Evan because he’ll never be mine. It doesn’t matter that sometimes he looks at me like he understands my goddamn soul. It doesn’t matter… I can’t have him. EvanI take the easy path far too often. I know it. It’s my fatal flaw. I asked out the wrong girl because it was easy, and I just kept dating her because that was easy, too. But it’s the hard things that define us. And it is hard as hell to be in love with your ex-girlfriend’s fiercely loyal best friend. I should get over Sienna because she’ll never be mine. I already messed that up, but I can’t get her out of my head. **