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**Spinoff to String the Player**(Don't need to read StP to read this. Both books are standalones)Neil's life takes an unexpected turn when a chance encounter with a handsome stranger leaves him reeling. Though it happened while he was on a date with another man, Neil can't shake the memory of the drinks, jazz, and extraordinary company that night provided. He knows better than to hope for more, yet he can't help but feel disappointed when the stranger never calls.No matter. Few gropes and good booze were never going to be the mystical balm to all his aches. He had a life to get back to in India. Vancouver was just a pitstop. Study hard, graduate with a degree he couldn't say for certain would ever come in use, then bid adieu to the rainy, expensive city. Vancouver was far enough for him to lick his wounds in peace. Far enough from a lover he never said goodbye to and a sport he could never play again.His foolproof plan would've gone on without a hitch, but fate had other plans for Neil when the stranger entered his life once again, and this time their meeting wasn't restricted to one night.Soon, Neil finds himself going on unexpected dates, screaming his lungs out at hockey games and reigniting a passion he thought was long dead. From painful reminisces of the past to journeys of soul searching, Neil discovers things about himself he never thought existed. And maybe, just maybe, this pitstop could become his new permanent.ONC 2023 Prompt: On a blind date with a complete mismatch, you're increasingly uncomfortable but too polite to leave. Then an attractive stranger comes over and gives you an out.…

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India wins the T20 World Cup!A new name is on everyone's lips: Arya Kondela--the twenty-two-year-old newcomer who hit the winning four. With not much to speak about his background, the media dubs him as cricket's new, mysterious hard-hitter. They couldn't be more wrong. He's not mysterious. Far from it. He's simple, boring and easy-going. But the world doesn't need to know that. When he's not on the field, messing up all his catches, he's at home playing Gin Rummy with his grandfather, drinking whiskey with his father, and letting Stevie the lab sleep on his back. His life has a tune to it and he isn't about to allow some misplaced luck and unwanted fame disrupt all his normalcy. It didn't matter if he never forgave his mother for leaving or if he barely knows his siblings or if he's still stuck on his first love. Problems are made to exist under the rug.But life has a way of throwing curveballs, and sometimes it comes in the form of violin-wielding maestros, rash decisions on roads, and impromptu trips to the Middle East.Times are changing and all Arya can do is buckle up. Life is just getting started.…

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Ryan Cuevas is missing.Not a clue, not a trace, not even a final word. Needless to say, in the small town of Whisper City, this disappearance is the most happening thing to occur in decades.No one saw him leave. No one knew him enough to care to ask about him. No one except Anaila Demauri.He was her neighbour. Her confidant. Her one friend in this town of ruins. And it's this closeness that branded her as the number one suspect. She was the last person to see him before he disappeared.But such a lonely, boring, absolutely normal woman can't be the main interest in an active missing person investigation. She works a 9 to 5. She speaks only when spoken to or necessary. She gardens in her free time. She's as ordinary as ordinary can be.Particularly if ordinary includes seeing the future through a person's eyes. Now, that's a little something she likes to keep for her knowledge only. Things take a turn when she accidentally sees her own eyes, and using her powers might be the only way to help her situation. Especially when the shadows caged inside her threaten to break free.Shoutout to the amazing @NattKuznetsov who made this equally amazing cover!!…