What do you do when your friend shows up at your doorstep, suitcase in hand and a genuine fear for her life? Dara is suddenly plunged into the alternate universe students at Maryland High had created on the internet, not only is she unfamiliar with the rules of this new world, she found herself falling deeper into the most complex social hierarchical structure the students had built while struggling to navigate what moral values she has to hold on to survive. Lines were blurring at Maryland High, and the emergence of the new app, 'About Time,' certainly didn't help matters. The new school session was approaching after a six months pandemic lockdown and not only were students dusting their books off the shelves and shopping for school supplies, they were closely monitoring their places on the about time chat hoping to make it to the top, finding your name at the bottom of the chat might just mean you have little hope making it through the entire school year. There is a lot to uncover at Maryland High, with little help, unexpected friendships, sworn allegiance and betrayals, Dara struggled to dig her friend out of the depressing abyss that teenage social pressure is while unravelling deep secrets that ought to never see daylight. What happens when a teenagers search for the truth tangles up with her failing sense of justice.

To catch her father’s killer, hyper-independent Elizabeth infiltrates a ruthless crime syndicate by working for Christian George, a volatile mafia prince she is meant to destroy but ends up genuinely falling in love with. But when a high-stakes coup forces a confrontation with George’s legendary kingpin father, Christian Shay, the ultimate psychological trap is sprung. Surrounded by monsters, Elizabeth faces a devastating web of blood and betrayal that unmasks her own family’s dark secrets, exposing a brutal truth about George’s bloodline that shatters their future and turns her quest for vengeance into a heart-wrenching, dark tragedy.