Cirrus@Austlit

'Caden

'I spent six years away, part of an elite unit, fighting for my life every day and trying to take my mind off the girl I’d always loved.

'But, when an accident sends me home, I realise it might be time to shed some secrets and tell her I love her, I’ve always loved her.

'I just have to hope I haven’t waited too long. And that her three big brothers, the only family I have left, aren’t the thing that finally manage to kill me.

'I need to make her my girl.

'Lucy

'I spent five years with my boyfriend, trying to get over him, telling myself he was just a teenage crush, I wasn’t in love with him.

'But, the boy who left comes back a man. There’s no denying that teenage crush has grown with me and I have to admit I’ve always loved him.

'I don’t know if he’ll ever see me as anything more than a little sister. Not with another in his heart. But, I’m willing to do whatever it takes.

'I’ve always been his girl.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'LUTHER

'I hadn't seen her in fifteen years. She'd moved away and we'd gone our separate ways. I'd never forgotten her, but she'd faded into a distant memory. I'd never thought of reaching out, but I had to tell her our son had arrived on my doorstep, even if he begged me not to.

'I know Ashton doesn't mean we have to be together, but as soon as I see her the old spark is reignited even stronger than before.

'This time I won't let her walk away.

'KATE

'I'd kept the secret for fifteen years. I'd left the first boy I'd ever loved before I found out, and after it just seemed like I'd be messing up both our lives. I told myself for years that we were all better off. Then Ashton goes and decides to blow the whole thing wide open.

'I always hated people who stayed together for the sake of a child. But maybe, as much as I love him, it's less because of our son and more in spite of.

'Maybe this time I won't push him away.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'OSCAR

'She'd been part of my life for over a decade, slowly becoming as much my friend as Lucy's. But it was becoming harder to hide my attraction to her. She was full of life, outgoing, loud, not a virgin. All the things I wasn't. How could a guy not be drawn to her?

'She was my first kiss. My first crush. She's become an honorary Sykes girl. But I wished for more. I wanted her to be my Sykes girl. If only I knew how to talk to girls.
But, could she be my forever?

'BRIT

'I'd joked about that Sykes sandwich for almost a decade, but it was all to hide exactly how much I pined for my best friend's brother. He was the sweetest guy I'd ever met, a total beta surrounded by alphas. But Oscar has always been oblivious when it came to relationships.

'Then he asks me to help him be better with the ladies. That's right, Captain Oblivious wants some more insight. Can I help him get more game without totally losing my heart?

'Or, could he be my forever?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'ASHTON
'I’d lived my new life for six years, part of this whole family thing. And I supposed it wasn’t so bad. But with a legacy of sweeping love stories to live up to, my aunt and uncles are a total pain in the arse about me finding my true love. My solution? Get me a fake girlfriend.
I wasn’t the hero sort, but Lexi makes me want to be better. She makes the idea of living up to my aunts’ and uncles’ expectations far sweeter.
It doesn’t have to be pretend.

'LEXI
'My life had changed eight years ago when my family had fallen apart. But I supposed it wasn’t so bad. My brother and I survived. I was his legal guardian now and had no time for romance. But being a hot guy’s fake girlfriend for a while could be a good distraction.
I never wanted a hero – I was more than prepared to take care of myself – but he’s got the makings of the sort of partner I wouldn’t mind keeping around.
Too bad it’s all just pretend.'  (Publication summary)