Queen of the Backups

I was always her backup plan—until she asked me to take the fall for a mistake that wasn’t mine. When Lila, my childhood friend and the girl I secretly loved, showed up sobbing and pregnant, I was supposed to save her like always. But this time, I’m done being the background character in my own story. In a high school ruled by secrets and SAT scores, reputations are everything and rumors spread faster than wildfire. When Lila’s new boyfriend pushes me too far, old loyalties snap and I’m left with nothing but the truth: I can’t keep fixing what’s broken, not when I’m the one left shattered. But as Lila’s world unravels and she begs me to step up, I’m forced to decide—will I finally fight for myself, or let her drag me down one last time? What happens when the backup refuses to play along?

After dying unloved and betrayed, I wake up back at the graduation party where my life was ruined. Everyone thinks I sabotaged the golden couple, and my childhood friend married me out of pity—never love. This time, I’ll expose the prom queen’s twisted games and choose the quarterback over the boy who only saw me as a backup—unless the secrets of that night destroy us all.

When a struggling shop owner loses everything to a ruthless online scammer, desperation drives him to her small-town doorstep for revenge. But facing Nana means risking more than his pride—he’s about to discover how far one woman will go to protect her secrets. Will he reclaim his life, or lose it all to the queen of refund scams?

A holiday getaway shouldn’t start with humiliation, but that’s exactly what happens when my hotel reservation vanishes and the front desk clerk makes me her public target. I came for rest; instead, I’m thrown into a battle of wits and dignity against Madison, the queen of petty power plays. Each attempt to salvage my weekend—whether flashing my corporate badge, demanding a manager, or simply asking for breakfast—only escalates the showdown. When Madison denies me even the basics and flaunts her favoritism, the line between customer and victim blurs. But as secrets spill and the hotel’s perfect image cracks, one question haunts my every move: how far will I go to reclaim my dignity before Madison destroys my holiday for good?

After Chloe Matthews outshines the school's untouchable queen, she becomes the target of brutal mind games, sabotage, and twisted power plays from the school's golden boy, his loyal rival, and a cunning villain. With her survival—and her family's future—on the line, Chloe must outmaneuver her tormentors, risking her body and heart in a world where trust is a weapon. Will she lose herself in their dangerous games, or will she become the one pulling all the strings?

Everyone expected me to say yes to the rich golden boy on stage—until I grabbed the callused hand of the campus nobody, shocking the entire university. But no one knows I’ve taken over Aubrey’s life, desperate to change her tragic ending and win back the man she broke. With jealous rivals, a scheming ex, and the real heroine closing in, how long can I keep my secret before everything shatters?

After sixteen humiliating rejections and viral heartbreak, Jason’s obsession with campus queen Natalie destroys his reputation—and his family cuts him off. When a mysterious system suddenly switches his romantic mission to Aubrey, Natalie’s quiet, overlooked roommate, Jason faces one last chance: win the heart of the girl he never noticed, or be erased forever. But as sparks fly and old rivals resurface, can he break free from his past before it’s too late?

Aubrey’s life shatters when a vicious rumor and a humiliating slur appear on her desk, painting her as the enemy of the school’s queen bee—and the target of every anonymous confession. The new transfer, Mallory, will do anything to reclaim her throne and the valedictorian, even if it means destroying Aubrey’s reputation. But when Noah steps in to defend her, the lines between love, loyalty, and betrayal ignite a war that the whole school is watching.

Zach’s midnight return home turns into disaster when he accidentally barges in on Lauren—the untouchable queen of his high school—sleeping in his sister’s bed. Now trapped in a whirlwind of family drama, awkward crushes, and Southern secrets, he can’t escape the magnetic pull between them. But when his sister warns him to keep his distance, Zach must choose: risk everything for the girl he was never meant to want, or play it safe and lose her forever.

Natalie Carter draws a hard line when her childhood friend Derek slaps her in front of the whole class—and refuses to take him back, no matter the pressure. As a queen bee’s bullying spirals and Derek’s obsession grows, Natalie fights for her self-worth, finds unexpected care with Caleb, and finally leaves town to reclaim her life. One slap becomes the moment that decides her future, and she refuses to let anyone cross it again.

Betrayed by my childhood friend and silenced by trauma, I watched him hand my song—and my secret love—to the campus queen for her own glory. When I fought to reclaim what was mine, they called me jealous and unworthy, all because I can’t speak. But with the help of the mysterious senior who knows my pain, I’ll expose their lies and prove that even the voiceless can make the world listen.

Bullied and branded a loser, Caleb sacrifices everything—even his reputation—to save his first love. Just when he’s about to break, a supernatural secret turns the tables, pitting him against the school’s queen bee in a high-stakes bet that could cost him everything. Will redemption come at the price of ultimate humiliation, or is the truth more explosive than anyone imagined?