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Two best friends who haven’t spoken in ten years pretend to date after break\-ups with their respective exes go viral, in this delightfully fun and deeply emotional novel. June and Levi were best friends as teenagers—until the day they weren’t. Now June is struggling to make rent on her beachside tea shop, Levi is living a New York cliché as a disillusioned hedge fund manager and failed novelist, and they've barely spoken in years. But after they both experience public, humiliating break\-ups with their exes that spread like wildfire across TikTok rabbit holes and daytime talk shows alike, they accidentally make some juicy gossip of their own—a photo of them together has the internet convinced they're a couple. With so many people rooting for them, they decide to put aside their rocky past and make a pact to fuel the fire. Pretending to date will help June’s shop get back on its feet and make Levi’s ex realize that she made a mistake. All they have to do is convince the world they're in love, one swoon\-worthy photo opp at a time. Two viral break\-ups. One fake relationship. Five sparkling, heart\-pounding dates. June and Levi can definitely pull this off without their hearts getting involved. Because everyone knows fake dating doesn’t come with real feelings. Right?

Audry I never imagined that my family's legacy would become a noose around my neck. The Santora Hotel was meant to be my birthright, a haven of memories and dreams. Up until recently, my life was mapped out for me. That was until the night I took a man's life. After a stranger helps me, the underbelly of the town I grew up in becomes real. The truth unravels like a sinister tapestry, revealing my family's dark entanglement in this town. Kai Life in the Red Widow Crew is a twisted dance of loyalty and deception, suffocating me like a straitjacket. I yearned for something more, an escape from the shadows that clung to my every step. Cue Audry crashing into my world like a hurricane. But the longer she sticks around, the more it feels like we're dancing on the edge of danger. Especially when a bounty is slapped on her head, turning our wild ride into a rollercoaster of risks I never signed up for.

A desperate mission. Sinister sorcery. Can she find the seven prism shards to stop the world from being destroyed? Ashlai, a young Fyre mage who can harness powers of flame from the sun, yearns to know about her kin. Her adoptive elven father refuses to let her travel abroad, and she despairs of ever knowing who she really is. But when the new king’s vicious spell attacks her forest home, she flees toward that unknown past—and an uncertain destiny—guided only by the strange melody in her head and a piece of broken prism. Determined to save the land from the enchanted drought burning everything in its path, Ashlai searches for six other magical fragments to overthrow the ruthless king. With the help of a shape-shifting thief, two squabbling bards, and a snarky water elf, the she races toward a perilous confrontation… and a life-changing truth. Can Ashlai fight fire with fire to defeat the devastating spell before it consumes the entire land? And can she survive the secrets she discovers without losing her new friends, her family, and even herself? Prelude of Fire is the thrilling first book in The Gailean Quartet YA epic fantasy series. Featuring a diverse cast, high-stakes quests, and music melded with magic, you’ll love Schulze’s emotional journey. Read Prelude of Fire to ignite destiny today!