I Failed Her First: A Teacher’s Confession

When my secret love letter is discovered, my mother is forced to read every word aloud in front of the whole class—exposing not just my shame, but my forbidden obsession with my own homeroom teacher. My family's poverty, my sacrifices, and my hopeless longing are laid bare for everyone to judge. Now, as I stand humiliated and broken, I must choose: run from my feelings, or confess the truth and walk away from the only future I've ever wanted.

Mr. Foster, a dedicated but embattled teacher, faces relentless pressure from a power-hungry new principal and the weight of responsibility for his unruly, privileged students. As his authority and integrity are tested, Foster finds unexpected loyalty and support from his class, forcing him to confront not only institutional injustice but also his own sense of purpose. With his career on the line and alliances shifting, Foster must decide whether to fight back or walk away, knowing the stakes are higher than just his own job.

After years of sacrifice, Mr. Grant is betrayed—parents unite to get him fired for daring to see a doctor. Students turn cold, convinced he only pushed them for his own gain. But when chaos erupts and the new teacher flees, the same parents come crawling back, desperate for the man they once destroyed.

When my daughter was brutalized and left broken by a privileged monster, the system let him walk free—protected by money and lies. Now, fate has handed me the boy as my student in a hellish reform school, where rules are just suggestions. He thinks he’s untouchable, but this time, the lesson is payback—and class is about to begin.

Alex lied to the online girlfriend who saved his grades, choosing MIT over Harvard—and cut her off with a single, gut-wrenching message. Now she’s back as his cold, beautiful lab mentor, holding his future in her hands. Can he survive her revenge, or will their unfinished past destroy them both?

When Natalie’s school-lunch obsession turns her little brother into a cafeteria food mule, she gets caught by Derek Mason—the school’s infuriatingly attractive teacher. He thinks she’s a bully, she thinks he’s a self-righteous do-gooder, but one accidental text starts a battle of wits, secrets, and sizzling chemistry. Now, Natalie’s trading blackmail for breakfast, and the only thing messier than her reputation is her growing crush on the man determined to save her from herself.

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?

Ms. Grant, a burned-out SAT proctor, is pulled into a dangerous web of student cheating, supernatural systems, and high school drama when a desperate girl nearly jumps. Haunted by her own powerlessness, Ms. Grant is given the chance to fight back—but the cost might be everything she believes about justice, loyalty, and herself. If she fails, it’s not just one student’s future on the line—it’s every kid who ever trusted her.

After a humiliating scandal rocks Silver Hollow Academy, sophomore 'Little Five' must fight to keep her place on the team—and her secrets buried. Torn between loyalty, guilt, and a forbidden connection with Coach, every rumor and stare threatens to unravel her life. One wrong move, and she could lose everything she’s ever fought for.

Shellie brags about a perfect home and a loving mother, but her frayed clothes and empty lunch tray tell another story. When her secret unravels in a brutal, public betrayal, even her desperate loyalty can't save her from the truth: the only thing more painful than hunger is a mother’s rejection. Now, as her former classmate, I can’t stop chasing the ghost of the girl we all broke, even if it means facing what I did to her.

Three years of secret love, endless humiliation—Lila fought her way into the top class just to be invisible to Caleb, who only ever saw the perfect Aubrey. But when betrayal and public shame shatter her last hope, Lila tears up her diary and vows to stop being their doormat. Years later, at the reunion, Caleb returns with her broken diary, desperate for the love he once ignored—but will Lila finally choose herself over him?

After nine humiliating confessions and a lifetime of loving Ethan Miller, Anna finally swears she’s done chasing him. But just as she finds freedom from heartbreak, Ethan—haunted by pride and a secret debt to her family—begs for a tenth chance. This time, Anna holds the power, and the boy who once turned her away must fight for a girl who’s finally learned to walk away.