A lonely man, a lonely monster, what could go wrong?Ellis Clearwater: There's an honesty in the turning of the earth, in the turning of the seasons, and I've always preferred its quiet, steadfast company over that of other people. Left alone with an inherited cottage and my beloved pup Rotho to look after, my days are largely given to tending the garden, save for periodic errands in town.My town's annual "sacrifice" to the "monster in the woods" is the stuf...

With the way things are going, alien abduction doesn't sound all that terrible.HugoI'm not saying I've thoroughly enjoyed the three years I've spent in captivity on a pleasure planet, shaking my money-maker for intergalactic patrons… but, I mean, it hasn't been all bad. The jelly donuts were a perk. Granted, I didn't really know what I was signing up for when I agreed to be purchased by the sexy pink shark-man, but things seem to be looking...

BlairI'd been waiting my whole life to run. When I uncovered hidden papers detailing my inheritance, I knew my time had come. I packed my trunk full of plant babies, black nail polish, and determination. With my demons in the rearview mirror and my trauma for company, I made my way to Elmwood. The remote Maine mountain town is home to my future, a potential love interest, and a lot of really weird, possibly deadly secrets.RichardUnt...

If "bad decision" had a photo next to it in the dictionary, it would be of Alex James.What's better than attending your ex's wedding? A camping trip in the woods, complete with bugs, critters, and sharing a tent with the hottest—and most infuriating—man alive. It's basically a full itinerary of terrible decisions…GeorgeWhen I came home for the first time in years, I was expecting a peaceful week celebrating my ex's upcoming nuptials...

Maybe he's fast enough to catch you. Maybe you want him to.JeffreyReturning to my hometown, to normalcy, after all I've been through feels strange, to say the least. Returning to the friends and family who have all moved on with their lives while I'm still trapped with demons of my past haunting me is the worst kind of torment.I'm safe now. Lydia, the woman who stole me when I was just nine years old, is in prison. I'm free. But I d...

What happens when a scowling, spectral bad boy gets accidentally bartered to a chatty, pink-haired artist? A doomed road trip simmering with more than either of them was prepared for.LucaWhat was I thinking, trading my last painting for a "lucky" necklace? Instead of good fortune, the cursed trinket saddled me with a stocky, heavily tattooed ghost named Prudence. Determined to make the most of things, I struck a bargain: I'd help him with h...

A stranger is just someone you haven't been forced to spend Christmas with yet.BaxterAs a 42-year-old single father, the last thing I expected before Christmas was for my daughter to sign me up for a community matchmaking event. The Christmas Buddies program becomes a challenge I can't wait to overcome when I realize the man that has been assigned as my buddy for the holiday season is none other than Paxton Montgomery. He's massive, grumpy,...

As far as first dates go, you can't go wrong with a moonlit trip to the crematory.MarshallI've lived a carefully cultivated life on a quiet suburban cul-de-sac. My anonymity and meticulous routine are all by design. No one knows of the monster that lurks inside me, this insatiable urge to commit murder, that thrives just beneath my pastel sweater vests and buttoned-up demeanor.No one, that is, until my tiny menace of a neighbor come...

Sometimes, a meet-cute, a long nap, and a sexy-ass bicep are just what the doctor ordered.Ben MontgomeryI'm not sure if I've ever believed in love at first sight. In my forty-five years on this earth, the only sort of love I've known is the unconditional, soul-healing kind I have for my twin daughters. But when I meet a sweet, flirtatious man dressed in all black with circles under his eyes even darker than his eyeliner—I'm immediately capt...

They say you should love thy neighbor, but I don't think they meant it the way I want to love mine.Miles "Rooster" JohnsonAs a young single dad with a teaching job, I haven't had much opportunity to date. My son is my entire world, and though I would love to have a partner and someone to count on, the passing years have shown that it's just not in the cards for me. So when the gorgeous lumberjack of a man—the same man that I've had a massiv...