Homebound by Meredith TrappDakota and Wyatt. Growing up, they were as inseparable as a pair of cowboy boots. The best of friendsor so Dakota thought. Every summer, Wyatt would come home to his familys flower farm in Granite Falls, Texas, and theyd stargaze in the fields, pinkies brushing, laughter rumbling with the cicadas until one summer, he never returned. Dakota hasnt heard a peep from Wyatt in over three years, and during that time, a lot has changed. Hes the hockey worlds

before The Dark Queen executes her for possessing them at all

But from the moment they meet

SinnerThree: Hey

who has been feeling disconnected from her work and increasingly dissatisfied with life online

Barra finds himself helping her flee the constables

at least for tonight

even rendezvousing in outdoor showers

Esra and Noah put their differences aside and soon realize the attraction between their characters might not all be for show

* Suspense

I’d let him know exactly what I’m thinking

and then tasered a hot farmer

They just have to not give