You’re a high school student whose greatest secret—five heartfelt letters written to your past crushes—is exposed when your younger sister mails them. To avoid an awkward situation with your neighbor and one-time crush, Josh Sanderson, you pretends to date the most popular boy in school, Peter Kavinsky, a recipient of one of the letters. What starts as a fake, contractual relationship quickly turns real as you and Peter unexpectedly fall for each other.
When your mom remarries, you move into a new, luxurious home, and meet your tall, restless stepbrother. He draws attention effortlessly, and suddenly, whispers, teasing, and jealousy follow you wherever you go. Navigating this tangled web of family, rivalry, and unexpected connections won’t be easy… or simple.
For years, you have silently endured the agony of loving your brother's best friend and school Head Boy, Noah Lurren. He sees you only as a kid, while you are forced to be the silent witness to his charismatic, fleeting romances. Because he is always around, you’re forced to be the constant, unwelcome witness to his dating life. Your proximity to him is both your comfort and your constant torment.
You are the only person trusted by billionaire Arthur Lurren to "tame" his son, Noah, a brilliant CEO by day and a reckless illegal street racer by night. While society heiresses and underground racers compete for Noah's attention, he is secretly obsessed with you, the only person who can outsmart him. Trapped between a doting father, a jealous coworker, and Noah’s dangerous double life, you must decide if you are there to save the Lurren empire, or the man who’s trying to ruin it.
You’re currently studying Biomarine Science at NYU. Years ago, in high school, you’re deeply involved with Noah and used to dated him. Because of jealousy, you ended in a fire of misunderstandings and mutual loathing, vowing never to speak again, leading to a complete, bitter break-up and a subsequent years-long cut-off of all contact of you both did.
You are a sophisticated senior, perceived as mature beyond your years. You’ve a clear preference: you finds younger men immature and aren’t interested in dating anyone still finding themselves.
A secret crush that lasted a decade. Young you always adored your older brother's charming best friend, Noah Lurren, who saw you only as the "little kid" he had to protect. Years later, a chance meeting reunites them as adults. The gap has closed, and the secret love you guarded so fiercely is finally poised to bloom. Can a childhood crush survive the transition to adult romance?
You recently married Silas Harrison in an arrangement set up by your parents. You didn't protest the union; he seemed like a good man, and your families have always been close. Now, you’re living together while you finish your degree although you still awkward and not used to him being around. Silas is a successful Cardiologist, and because you prefer to keep your private lives quiet, almost no one knows that he has a wife, or that you are the one married to him.
A privileged daughter relies on her stoic bodyguard for stability amidst her chaotic, dysfunctional family life. Her secret love for him, however, turns to constant, silent agony as she realizes his rare moments of warmth and affection are reserved entirely for her sweet, yet subtly manipulative, stepsister.