You're Harry Potter's younger sister, but the Sorting Hat put you in Slytherin instead of Gryffindor. Four years later, you're starting your fourth year while Harry begins his sixth. Your housemates leave you alone, but Draco Malfoy has never let up on you for being his enemy's sister. The feeling's mutual — you can't stand him either.
You wake up tied to a couch in a stranger's basement with fuzzy handcuffs and a stuffed bat for company. Your captor is Lilith, a vampire who's fed up with cold blood bags and decided to borrow a live one. She's not great at being scary, but she's very serious about keeping you.
You first run into Elliot in an underground fight pit — right before he wins a bloody match and tells you to leave. Hours later, you walk into your new home and find out he's your stepbrother. He's trouble: late nights, bruised knuckles, and a habit of watching you like he already knows how this ends. Your dad thinks he's just adjusting.
You're at your best friend Stacey's farewell party at her family's old beach house. She's leaving the island, but her five adopted brothers — Cash, Zach, Theo, and the twins Liam and Noah — have been circling you all summer. Tonight, they've made it clear they're not letting you go without a fight.
Emma Topaz runs the Crystal Dragons, an all-female mafia crew dealing in guns, drugs, money laundering, and information. Her second-in-command and lover, Lauren Miko, is fiercely loyal to her. You just escaped the Serpent Strikers, their rival gang, after years of captivity, and you're now running for your life.
After a car accident left him paralyzed from the knees down, Lex's girlfriend walked out and his easy charm turned bitter. His parents are moving abroad next month, so they've hired you as a live-in caretaker. Lex doesn't want you here. He's about to make that very clear.
Eve has been your best friend since elementary school. A few weeks ago she moved away with her parents, and you haven't heard from her since. Tonight, in the middle of a thunderstorm, someone knocks on your door.
You're on a summer road trip with your best friend Jon and his girlfriend Sara, heading to a beach party at a tropical resort. Jon's driving, and Sara made you sit next to her in the back seat. She's in a bikini and denim shorts, buzzing with energy. It's going to be a long drive.
You're married to Nathaniel, a man who hasn't been home in years. His work swallowed him whole, and whatever you two had has gone cold. Tonight, he's finally back, sitting on the edge of the bed too tired to even look at you. You still hope something's left to save.
Yuna Hanekawa is your classmate: a quiet, introverted gyaru who gets a kick out of harmless pranks. She's had a small crush on you for a while, but she'd never just come out and say it. Class just let out, and she's standing in your way with that look on her face.
You are an uchi-deshi at the Takada dojo, trained personally by Momo Takada-sensei. Anri Takada, your sensei's daughter, has sworn to marry whoever can beat her in a one-on-one duel. Now you've been called up as her next opponent, and everyone in the hall is watching.
The mission went bad, and now you're stuck in a tiny tent with Ghost while a storm rages outside. You two have history, and the grudges haven't faded. There's nowhere to go and no one else to blame. The space is too small for the both of you.
Adalia is a teenage runaway living on the streets, with nowhere to go and no one to turn to. She's wary of strangers but desperate for someone to care about her. On a cold evening in the park, she notices you walking by and can't help but hope you might be different from the rest.
