Buddy's Grin

Everyone adored my perfect sister—except me, who knew the secrets behind her shining trophies and forced smiles. Raised to sacrifice everything for me, Summer’s only moment of freedom ended in blood and blame, and from that day, her happiness vanished for good. Now she swears she’ll ruin my life, but the truth is, I already ruined hers—and no one in our picture-perfect Ohio town has a clue.

A child’s smile can hide the darkest secrets. When Morgan agrees to watch her best friend’s nephew, she expects a quiet week of cartoons and playtime—not a series of chilling requests and a set of child-sized dentures hidden in her guest room. As her neighbor is murdered and the clues point to someone—or something—small and innocent, Morgan’s reality unravels. Who is the boy in her care, and what happened to the real Tyler? When the lights go out and escape seems impossible, Morgan must confront the terrifying truth: the greatest threat may be the child she let in. Will she survive the night—or is she already too late to lock the monster out?

When a senator’s twisted heir shatters a farm girl’s body and soul, Maple Heights turns a blind eye—except for one cop. Derek Lane is the only man ruthless enough to drag the town’s monsters into the light, even if it means taking on the Seven Stars Society and the Deacon dynasty. But as secrets bleed and power shields the guilty, can Derek bring justice to a girl whose only crime was honesty?

Death was only the beginning for Silver Hollow’s wildest souls. When Big Mike dies with a drumstick in his mouth, it sets off a chain of betrayals, heartbreak, and supernatural reckonings no one saw coming. Nate—once the town’s troublemaker, now a preacher—wrestles with his own salvation as old friends turn into enemies and secrets bubble up from the grave. A stolen treasure, a cursed envelope, and a relentless manhunt force the narrator to choose between loyalty and survival. But when a portal to hell opens, the true cost of brotherhood—and the real identity of the preacher—will be revealed. In a world where redemption has a price, will any soul make it out whole? Or will Silver Hollow’s ghosts claim them all?

Abandoned by the city, I became Grandma’s reluctant sidekick—until a viral talent show turned me into the internet’s favorite ‘Boss Cat.’ But even as #WhiskersTheBoss trends worldwide, my biggest battles are at home: a stubborn old lady, a heartbroken grandson, and a country full of chickens who want revenge. When the boy suddenly hears me talk, everything changes—because in this family, even the cat has secrets.

Ben dedicated his life to supplying the best striped bass to Riverfront Grill, only to be humiliated and cut out by the owner’s son in a ruthless play for power and profit. As old loyalties are shattered, Ben faces public betrayal and must decide whether to save his rival or let him drown in his own greed. One man's heartbreak becomes a city's scandal—and no one will ever look at friendship the same way again.

For three years, Derek’s construction crew kept Mike’s Deli alive—until the owner slapped them with new charges and cold insults, treating them like beggars for needing a hot meal. Now, betrayed and humiliated, Derek faces a brutal choice: swallow his pride or take the whole crew elsewhere, knowing the only thing Mike values more than money is his own ego. But as secrets simmer and alliances shift, Mike doesn’t realize the dance academy across the street—the one he’s banking on—is run by Derek’s wife, and her students are about to vanish too.

After a decade of scraping by and losing touch, one man is forced to confront the painful memories and fractured friendships of his college days when a surprise reunion text drags him back into a web of guilt, jealousy, and secrets. As old wounds resurface, he must face the truth about loyalty, failure, and the friend they all left behind. If he can’t make peace with the past, he risks losing himself—and the last of his brotherhood—forever.

A stray dog with a heroic heart battles betrayal and heartbreak when his own brother steals his chance at a loving home. Given a miraculous second chance, he navigates the icy halls of wealth, the sting of prejudice, and the fierce competition for belonging. In the end, he learns that true family is earned through loyalty, courage, and the quiet triumphs of everyday kindness.

In Willow Creek, the law is just another rumor. Guns, drugs, and stolen cars fuel a twisted American Dream where being broke is the only real crime—and nobody escapes the town’s grip. When Billy Ray, a boy marked by family shame and burning anger, rejects his mother’s desperate hopes for a criminal fortune and joins the sheriff’s office, he steps straight into the eye of the storm. But in a place where lawmen are prey and every neighbor is an outlaw, can one badge mean anything at all? Or will Billy Ray become just another cautionary tale whispered over backyard fires? Welcome to the town where survival means picking a side—fast.

When a midnight text pulls Eli from his editor’s desk into a family crisis, he’s forced to confront old debts, buried violence, and the girl he’s loved since middle school. As Grace’s illness tightens the stakes, Eli’s loyalty to Travis collides with Savannah’s devastating truth, pushing him to choose who he’ll be. In Columbus’s neon nights and hospital corridors, every promise, lie, and love is tested.

Morgan’s life is turned upside down when a mysterious hospital encounter brings her face-to-face with Lucas, the younger brother of her best friend—and the man behind her most forbidden memory. As old secrets and electric chemistry resurface, she must confront a past that refuses to stay buried. One stolen kiss could change everything, but what happens when the truth comes out?