Contemporary Web Novels & Bully Hate to Love Stories

Aria Vance never wanted a new family. After her mother marries a billionaire businessman Richard Hayes, eighteen-year-old Aria is forced to leave behind the life she knew and move into the enormous Hayes estate. But there is only one problem. Richard already has a son, Jaxon Hayes. And Jaxon immediately hates Aria. To him, Aria and her mother are outsiders who have invaded his home, his family, and potentially his inheritance. He makes Aria’s first year at Crestwood College miserable, constantly reminding her that she doesn't belong. But Aria has one secret, Blake Reed, Crestwood’s golden-boy hockey captain. She's admired him from afar for months but lacks the confidence to approach him. After her handwritten love letters are repeatedly discarded, Aria decides to take a risk and secretly obtains the phone number she believes belongs to Blake. She begins texting him anonymously. Unknown to her, the number doesn't belong to Blake, it belongs to her stepbrother, Jaxon. And while Aria believes she's finally communicating with the boy of her dreams, Jaxon slowly becomes fascinated by the mysterious girl behind the messages. Meanwhile, Blake begins noticing Aria in real life. Suddenly, Aria is caught between the boy she thinks she's talking to, the boy she secretly loves, and the stepbrother determined to make her life miserable. And eventually, everyone is going to discover the truth.