Living in the aftermath of war, Hermione Granger didn't realize she was looking for anything on the beaches of California, but she discovers a new side of herself through the eyes of Draco Malfoy. Post-war EWE.

Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy have been hiding a secret for the past five years. Something brought them together during sixth year and then the war ripped them apart. Four years after Voldemort's defeat, Hermione is married to Ron Weasley and Draco has recently married Astoria Greengrass. They reconnect at the annual Victory Ball... A/B/O fic. **Non-Con in Ch 40**

They bump into each other, meet at work, at events, in shops, bars and even the street. She can't be left in peace. At the lowest point in her life, Hermione Granger decides that at least, the former Slytherins aren't playing the pity card with her. Maybe it's what she needs. Dramione story.

Upon waking up on his 18th birthday, Draco Malfoy noticed three small letters on his wrist: HJG. That same day, Hermione Granger also woke up with letters on hers: DLM. "What does it mean?" she asked quietly. "It means… we're soulmates."

Kismet; destiny, or fate. Hermione begins uncovering secret after secret, eventually finding herself trapped between her sense of duty to her family, the war that's breaking out across Wizarding Britain, and discovering what sacrifice and love truly mean.

Draco Malfoy's memoir recounting the war is the book everyone is talking about, and even the war heroine herself can't wait to get her hands on it. But as Hermione and Draco start to see a different side of each other, Draco's parents are in the midst of setting him up with the perfect pureblood wife. Just once in his life, Draco would like to be in control of his own decisions.

After a life spent on her family's estate, the time has come to introduce the Everdeen sisters to London's elite. Katniss will do anything to ensure her younger sister does not fall into the wrong hands, but she has no way of judging Prim's suitors' intentions. Peeta Mellark, longtime fixture of the ton, seems a perfect ally until Katniss realizes her heart is hardly safe either.

Two people, polar opposite of each other but connected by one feeling, Love. See how love changes not only these people but also their lives and beliefs. (Thank you May for giving me permission to write this prequel please read Love, Sex ,Sin and Porn.)

The Dark Lord has built a new world where Draco's place is contingent upon him keeping his heart a secret. From afar he watches the only girl he ever loved as she builds a life with another. But it's all worth it if he can keep her safe. Sometimes the greatest type of love is also the most painful.

Forgive and forget– not so simple is it? The war is over. Draco Malfoy finally freely admits that he's in love with Hermione Granger, but giving in to these emotions won't be as easy as it seems when the girl you love seems like she could never possibly love you back. Or could Draco Malfoy change that? (Characters belong to J.K Rowling, OOC) (MA for language, smut, abuse)

In the wake of the Dark Lord's triumph over Harry Potter, the defeated must learn their new place. Hermione Granger has been captured to be sold to the highest bidder as the top prize at an auction of Order members and sympathizers. But despite the horrors of Voldemort's new world, help seems to arise from the most unlikely of places. PART 3 of the RIGHTS & WRONGS series. Dramione.

Draco has waited long enough, and hopes to Merlin Hermione will hear him out and give him a chance. Maybe some angst, definitely some humor, and beware of lemons. Enjoy.

War is no place to fall in love.

Disguised in the body of her best friend Harry Potter and fleeing Privet Drive on the back of a thestral, Hermione never expected that she would cross paths with a certain wizard from their past.

The story of how Draco Malfoy found redemption, his heart, and reclaimed his family's honor. All thanks to a mislabeled bottle of Experimental Amortentia. Hermione/Draco

Draco extracted a box from his pocket and flipped it open to reveal the most exquisite ring Hermione had ever seen. She gasped. "No Granger, I meant I literally have a proposal for you," he held her gaze as he spoke. "What do you say? Marry me and help me put one over on the Ministry. I know you're dying to stick it to them." This is a fic which is ostensibly about a marriage law.

Hermione Granger Weasley is served with a Divorce Decree the morning after her first wedding anniversary, leaving her with less standing than a house-elf in Wizarding society. Draco and Blaise make her an offer that would change her fortune in an instant - but, what good could possibly come from entering into a Marital Bond, with two wedded wizards? HermioneDracoBlaise Poly/Triad.

Three years have passed since the prison fell, since Rick banished Carol, since Rick's group found each other and found their home in Alexandria. With Carol alone in the city, tracking a certain hospital, she stumbles into a sequences of choices that could bring her back home to a past she had tried to let go of.

Their Marriage was built on lies but love they both share was biggest truth of all. Will love can be enough to save their marraige or will their difference separate them forever. To build their marraige stronger Damon and Elena will now keep their vows. Part two of Marriage built on lies.

Christmas 2015. Prague, Czech Republic. An unexpected meeting between two former co-workers after more than two years from their parting in Israel that will make them realize that their feelings towards each other are stronger than before. But will they do anything about it? And what does the future look like for them? AU Season 13. TIVA. Dedicated to my surrogate sister Athina.

Hermione needed some time away from loving couples and her lonely reality. Draco was stuck with a non-refundable pre-honeymoon cruise and decided not to let it go to waste. 99 days on board of the ship Arcadia. Peace, sun and sea. That was the plan.

After a night of torture at Malfoy Manor, Hermione awakens to find that she has been rescued by Draco. As she recovers in a distant land, perspectives are revealed and everything changes. Anxious to return so she can find the Order, will Hermione consider Draco trustworthy enough to bring him back with her?: Dramione, OOC, strays from canon.

An alternate AU story to Blue Bird. Patrick is hurt and angry Teresa didn't tell him she was moving to D.C. with Pike. Rather than stay and fight for her, he leaves. Now Teresa really can't figure out what to do.

"Well, we have exactly"— Draco glanced at the bedside clock —"fourteen minutes till midnight. We have to consummate this marriage before then, otherwise we'll be arrested. So, unless you believe that sleeping with me is worse than spending an eternity with the Dementors, would you please pick a position?"

AU/AH/ Delena/ Seventeen year old, Elena Gilbert moves to Mystic Falls, leaving behind a dark past. Damon Salvatore is MC royalty, wanting nothing more than to prospect for his father's club. When a request is made for the club to protect Elena, their lives collide, leading to a whirlwind romance neither had expected. Until secrets are revealed, threatening to ruin everything.

They were young, carefree and completely in love until he made the biggest mistake of his life, shattering both of their hearts in the process. Years later, one event reunites them, but things aren't what they used to be. He has changed for the better. She has guarded her heart. Will this be their second chance? Or will something get in the way of their happiness? CLOIS :)

Elena's life completely changed when she was just thirteen years old. Five years later, at the start of her senior year, she accused the star football player of assault. The football-loving town and high school have turned against her while the star player is under investigation. At the center of her bullying, the King of Mystic Falls High: Damon, who just returned from rehab.

Harry Potter is dead. In the aftermath of the war, in order to strengthen the might of the magical world, Voldemort enacts a repopulation effort. Hermione Granger has an Order secret locked away in her mind. She is sent as an enslaved surrogate to the High Reeve, to be bred and monitored until it can be accessed. Angst with a happy ending. COMPLETE.

It is the year 2008 and trouble is brewing in Europe. Now part of an elite secret service team, Hermione and Draco come across an old foe who leads them to discover a threat to their world greater than Voldemort himself. Once again they undertake a mission together, but will this one prove fateful? Dramione

Nick is a complicated Fox who has had a hard life and even though he wants to love he is scared of it. Judy is a determined rabbit who knows what she wants and will do whatever it takes to get it. Follow along as their story unfolds starting after Nick and Judy trick Bellwether and continuing beyond where the movie ends see where life takes this dynamic duo.

Hermione Granger is in over her head with debt, divorced from Ronald Weasley and having obtained majority custody of their daughter she is in desperate need of a loan to avoid court and possible imprisonment. With nowhere left to turn she approaches Draco Malfoy with a contract in hand pleading for his help...which he happily gives...for a price. *Warning smut and some violence.

Hermione Granger is a mess and everyone knows it. She hasn't been sober in more than a year, she's cut ties with her best friends and she spends her nights partying with everyone's favourite ex-Slytherins. Draco Malfoy has been abroad since graduating Hogwarts, studying muggle and magical healing. Upon his return, their paths intertwine and Draco can't seem to stay away.

Hermione and Ron are in their second year of a long distance relationship, the highs and lows of which slowly but surely pull them in different directions … and into the arms of different people.

One-thousand nine-hundred and eighty-six days after the Battle of Hogwarts, Draco finds himself at the kitchen table of an Order safehouse, gripping a tumbler of firewhiskey in his white knuckles.He wasn't sure how it happened, but something changed that night between him and Hermione Granger. Somehow, between the heavy stench of alcohol and the perfume of sugar milk; it happened.

A collection of Draco/Hermione one-shots I'm sure no one asked for. Romance, humor and loads of fluff. Multiple universes ranging from cannon to AU. Rated M to be safe, but there is a summary/rating for each fic. Table of Contents inside.

Damon Salvatore, the outcast who only wants to make his mom proud and find a way to prove the town they were wrong about him; Elena Gilbert, the school's queen who truly just wants to stop feeling so alone. A couple no one saw coming but that will experience a rollercoaster of emotions that will take them to live the best and worst year of their lives.

A Grim is stalking Grimmauld Place... A Black family curse also becomes Draco's greatest gift, for it allows him access to the Order and to the girl he loves. But will Hermione recognise him, in either human or his alternate animal form, and will she understand what it is he's been trying to convey to her all this time? A/U-War. Dramione romance/drama/mystery. 2017 H&V Fest entry.

Recently divorced Draco doesn't believe in the ideology of having one true love. He certainly doesn't expect to meet his match in a Halloween themed coffee shop, but fate has a peculiar way of giving you just what you need. [Muggle AU.] [Monthly Updates.]

Draco finds himself reliving a significant part of his life and in so decideds to make a few changes. During his redemptive journey he finds true friends, a hopeful future, and love he never thought possible.

Chosen to be the mate of a highly ranked yautja named L'tor, Anya is taken from her home, unaware that her foray into her new life is anything but traditional in the eyes of his kind, or about the intrigue that awaits them both. For Mature readers...

He was her dark fairytale and she was his twisted fantasy. Together, they made magic.

The wizarding world has been turned upside down with the revival of an ancient matching magic. How far is Draco Malfoy willing to go to secure his family's future, and a powerful heir, when the best option, is his last choice?

Being locked up doesn't mean Thomas McAllister is finished playing his game with Jane and Lisbon's team just yet. Jane's decision to remove himself from the board is rocked when Lisbon brings him some devastating news. Set around six months after my one-shot Endings. As ever, reviews are always appreciated. T/M rating.

The war is over, and Draco Malfoy is tired of being the perfect, obedient pureblood heir. Now he wants to lose his virginity, stat. And since Draco is back at Hogwarts for his eighth year, there should be plenty of opportunities... right? Dramione.

Her best friend's life was a mess and she would have done anything to make things better for him and his sons. So, when she found her former enemy in a similar situation her heart went out to him as well... and the beautiful blond baby in his arms didn't hurt his case. It was certainly enough for her to give him a second look.

Here you'll find an assortment of random little Dramione themed one shots. No particular theme. Some funny, some fluffy, some serious and painful. Come for the fun, stay for the Dramione.

"Your loyalties begin and end with me now, Granger, or have you forgotten?" he spat bitterly. At the request of the Order, Hermione Granger marries Draco Malfoy, a man she'd only ever known as her enemy. This decision leads her on a winding path of tumultuous consequences that even she could not have predicted. Dramione War AU.

"Astoria is cheating on me," he said. "I don't know what to do." There were dark circles under his eyes and even though his hair was clean, it was disheveled. Hermione put her small, cool hand on his shoulder. "You do what you have to. Not what's expected of you. Not what's easiest. But what's best for you. And it will most likely be dreadful, but you won't be alone." / EWE

"This can never happen again," he warned quietly, waving a hand between the two of them indicatively. Hermione nodded emphatically in agreement, not daring to say a word lest she be terribly rude. Or vomit. Either was an option. Hermione wondered why she had a terrible sinking feeling inside to think that it still might.

Peeta has a lot on his plate with a cake decorating business, a young son, and his son's drug addicted mother floating in and out of the picture. But when he meets Katniss through mutual friends, he decides to make a little room. All he has to do is show Katniss that friendship is fine, but romance is better.

"Maybe the sex was not satisfying enough, for the weasel rat. I can imagine the know-it-all following the step-by-step instructions on her dummies book." A tap on Draco's shoulder startled him, "If you really want to know, Malfoy, I'm not shy of a good shag against the wall, or a little bit of spanking. But then again, I didn't ask you for advice." Solving the mystery of who mur

"Can you make a patronus?" He shook his head. "They say Death Eaters can't do it," he told her, sadly. "Well, it's a good thing you're not a Death Eater, then, isn't it?" she responded with a smile. "I've got the mark, Granger. Personal feelings aside, I'll always carry his brand." "I don't care what's on your arm, Draco… I know what's in your heart. I think you can do it."

Draco's world came crashing down when he lost what he loved above all else in this world: his witch. How will he ever convince her of his love and to love him in return? Read how he navigates the darkened world around him, unravels the mystery of Hermione's attack, and fights to bring her back. Part III of the Divined Intelligence Series. Ends HEA.

Death isn't easy, and Hermione is barely keeping herself afloat after Ron is gone. After an unlikely friendship between her kids and Draco Malfoy's son brews, something unlikely blossoms between Hermione and Draco too.

Elena Gilbert, a 28 year old lawyer who has the perfect life: a beautiful home, a successful career, a great group of friends. There's one thing she keeps failing at: finding the love of her life. But can you really find it if you've stopped looking? Her previous relationship ended in a disaster, her ex-fiance is her boss and she has no clue where her life is heading. (Delena)

Sometimes, the hidden currents, the ones that stream by below, far out of sight, are so very much stronger than the waves breaking in the air above. A narrowly scoped, intimate wildehopps fanfic about love, self-doubt, and catharsis.

An unexpected twist of fate brings Mr. Darcy to a place he never imagined himself patronizing and where he once again crosses paths with Miss Elizabeth Bennet. She too had been brought here by an unforeseen and cruel twist of fate. Now they must strive to overcome the pain and taint of ruin to find happiness and a future in an unforgiving society who thrives on scandal.

Objectively speaking, Hermione Granger knows Britain has a monarchy, just as she knows Prince Draco (the grandson of the King of England) is probably off somewhere living his royal life in total unrelation to hers. Seeing as she isn't delusional, she doesn't really expect to be his friend. She doesn't expect anything that comes after, either. Dramione, modern royalty AU. COMPLETE.

Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy- lifelong enemies or two people more alike than either of them realise? After returning to Hogwarts to complete their final year, Hermione and Draco end up serving detention together. As they get closer they may just discover that the only person in the world who can help them heal is the last person in the world they would ever have suspected.

"The best secretary in Manhattan and it never occurred to you to ask this woman where she came from?" The Assistant US Attorney almost sounds amused, as if she believes Harvey is being deliberately thick. "Donnas aren't born, Harvey, they're made, and all the things she does that you're so fond of, she did for someone else before you." AU

Hermione Granger is in France drinking away her sorrows when she runs into Draco Malfoy. What starts out as a midnight kiss on New Year's Eve turns into something else entirely when the ministry passes a new law.

Once upon a time Hermione Granger literally ran into Draco Malfoy in a bookshop. His mother sees a connection between her son and the muggleborn that she can't ignore and determines to get to know the girl. An imagining of how things could have gone if Hermione had been taken under the wing of the Malfoy family.

As far as she is concerned, the war hadn't ended ten years ago but had simply gone silent, like a great, raging river disappearing into a cave. The other thing about wars is that they lived on in people, clinging to them like blood on bone. A story about love and redemption, loss and pain, and the memories that tie them all together. Rated M (sex scenes, swearing). EWE. Complete!

When Ron stands up his girlfriend on a date, she is thrown into the company of her charming and determined co-worker, Draco Malfoy. Hermione/Ron start. Draco/Hermione HEA. OOC.

As the dust settles following the Battle of Hogwarts, Draco's confidence, belief system, and world are shattered. In an attempt to mend his broken pieces, he turns to vials that take the pain away. But once the high's are no longer so high and the lows get so much lower, Draco has to start a journey of healing and redemption that often hurts more than it helps.

When Howard Stark receives the call from the iInstitute where his son attends, to tell him that his son has hurt another pupil, he is baffled."His mother sits next to him on the couch, gently taking his hands. "What happened, darling?" "In the playground when she stops and looks at me..." Tony begins., "I can't think." He makes another pouts again. "I can't think of anything else.

'Give me a chance Granger. Let me save you this time.' Dramione DM/HG

AU. Felicity Smoak has always wanted to make a difference in the world. Working as an analyst for a secret government agency like A.R.G.U.S. to defeat the world's deadliest criminals has given her life purpose. It's also the only way to uncover what really happened to her long lost love, Oliver Queen. When a risky mission puts Felicity in the field, she makes the ultimate discovery

A series in the life of Pepper Potts showing her evolution from Pre-IM1 until the most recent: "Endgame". If you like it i'll keep writing ;)

The next generation will be half blood or not at all. An over-reaching marriage law is passed.

Felicity needs a new bodyguard and Diggle referred her to an old friend, Oliver Queen. Unknowingly she meets the man she would one day marry.

Draco challenges Harry and friends to play EROS & PSYCHE, a scandalous card game with a dark, mysterious history. It's Slyth vs. Gryff, male vs. female, pride vs. desire in the ultimate game of hearts and amour! Pairings: Draco/Hermione,Blaise/Ginny,Ron/Pansy,Seamus/Lavender,Theo/Daphne,Harry/Tracey. AU 7th yr. Secrets, romance, angst, and sex await the turning of the first card...

An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. Hermione Granger will stop at nothing to slit the life out of Lucius Malfoy who has taken the lives of the ones she love the most. Her plan is futile but there is nothing she wouldn't do for a chance to take his life. And the only way to get closer towards the untouchable elitist is through the son.

Draco Malfoy is a hot mess. He has endured rejection and judgement, but he can't endure personal loss. He thinks he is lost in the darkness... that is, until a mysterious voice calls out and guides him towards a faint pinprick of light. Will the voice be his redemption, or will his demons thwart his last chance at salvation?

Hermione convinces Draco to join her team of curse-breakers and it leads to travels all over the world. Despite their obliviousness to the obvious attraction between them, a love unlike any she ever expected to find begins to smolder. Pure romance and fluff.

She's a novice Unspeakable trying to earn her stripes. He's a shafted Auror desperate to prove himself. When they end up forced together on a shared assignment, neither is willing to back down. But when the mission pulls them into an ancient world of mystery and adventure, they find themselves depending on each other in a race against time. EWE Dramione.

The moonlight left glittering diamonds in her hair and cast her dusky bronze skin in an almost ethereal glow, her warm cinnamon eyes alight at his expression. He knew it would be so easy to give in, to indulge in her just once... but Draco also knew without a doubt that Hermione Granger had the potential to be his undoing. And he wasn't sure he wanted to be undone.

Charles Bass is a brilliant businessman, a playboy billionaire…and a jewel thief? Insurance investigator Blair Waldorf is determined to get her man before he pulls off his most daring caper yet: stealing her heart. Inspired by The Thomas Crown Affair film.

Meet Hermione Granger: an American exchange student who was gifted the opportunity to study abroad in Great Britain in the wake of a personal tragedy. She's brilliant, with a fierce hunger to explore the world and accomplish the bucket list in her luggage, the last thing she ever did with her mother. She expects a distraction, but Draco Malfoy turns her world upside down.

He's evil and he knows it. He knows he can burn the world for her, he can be good for her, he's crazy about her, wants *only* her. She has his fidelity.. What more can you ask from an Incubus?

Peeta has only had one goal in his life: to win Wimbledon. But an accident alters his life drastically and he needs help from the people he loves to find himself again.

Sequel to "The Right Thing to Do" - Draco's POV.

"I slide my hand across his lap and weave his fingers in mine. Peeta stirs, looking down at our entwined hands blearily before smiling and drifting back to sleep. He's mine to protect. To keep safe. I try to ignore my mother's words as the ring in my mind." This AU Everlark story takes place picking up on the train ride back from the Games with a pair of star-crossed lovers.

Peeta has hit rock bottom, but makes the most important choice of all - to change his life. He falls hard for the beautiful girl assigned help him, but he's been burned too many times to expect her to notice him that way. That path to change is a slow, difficult journey. He quickly learns that he must first love himself before he can ever expect her to.

"There's something wrong with your love story, baby..." (Mafia AU)

They have always loved one another, since the first moment on the Hogwarts express. Their star crossed love reunited with one another during fifth year and they were able to keep their affair a secret, even during the final battle. What happens ten years after the war, with a secret both of them are hiding? [Draco/Hermione] [Harry/Ginny] IN PROGRESS

After a very drunk mistake, Hermione vows to make sure Ron can never forget her name for all the wrong reasons. Enlisting Malfoy is like the cherry on top of the cake, and if all goes to plan he will regret ever saying the wrong name in bed. Rated for adult themes and possible lemons in the future.

He examined her blood, engrossed by it. "What did you expect, mud?" Hermione muttered, pulling her hand away. "Don't" Draco growled, "Don't say that". Sworn to protect one another, Hermione and Draco must now marry to further ensure their safety. They try to keep Hermione's identity a secret as she goes on to impersonate Astoria, but still, someone is out for her blood...

A series of Dramione one-shots. Mostly fluffy ones, but angst may find it's way in. First 12 were previously posted individually.

7th year is starting, and Hermione finds herself without friends and struggling to hide an increasingly burdensome secret. Without her normal routine, she finds herself befriending the Head Boy and his fellow Slytherin, but will these newfound friendships be enough to get her through this difficult year? Eventual Dramione

What could have happened between Lily and Severus if he had said the right thing outside the Gryffindor Common Room. This story is AU. Everything you recognize belongs to JKR everything else is me. Rating is for violence, language and some adult content.

Hermione Granger is a case worker for the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Draco Malfoy has just been released from Azkaban nearly five years since the end of the Final Battle. Throw in a vindictive boss, an ailing mother and a common goal, and you've got a recipe for a slow burn Dramione. Rated M for later chapters.

Draco's life has been going swimmingly enough. Hermione has been living her life in content. When their two worlds come colliding, they're thrown into a whole new world entirely. **All Harry Potter rights belong to JK Rowling** D/H, H/G, B/L, R/L.

AU. Being the daughter of a ruthless and notorious crime lord, Felicity Smoak didn't think her life could get any worse. When her father unexpectedly sells her in marriage as a peace offering to his enemy, she quickly learns it'll take more than just her sharp intellect to survive. But what starts out as a sentence worse than death may actually be her only shot at freedom.

After Hermione left her post-Hogwarts education, she never expected to run into Draco Malfoy in South America on her holiday. But she did. She never expected to fall in love with him during that holiday. But she did. She never in a million years expected to return to London to the Prophet announcing his engagement to Astoria Greengrass. But... she did.

Life after the war had been everything Hermione had dreamed it would be, she has a promising career, she has her parents back, and she is still close to her best friends. The only thing she didn't have was a love life, but when her Hogwarts nemesis waltzes back in her life and tells his side of the story her entire perspective is thrown off and now she feels things she shouldn't.

After a particularly nasty fight with Ron, Hermione ends up shacking up with the three returning eighth year Slytherins where she finds herself inexplicably tangled up in the affections of two wizards. "Theo grasped Draco's hand as the two of them watched her closely before Draco spoke to her in a calm, gentle voice. "You live with us now, Granger. Do you understand?"

In 1991, young Hermione Granger has a strange dream of a pale teenager munching on a crisp, green apple. She'd never met this mystery boy before. Would their worlds one day collide? Years later, that vision comes true as she watches silvery-tongued Draco taking a bite from his delicious green snack. Was it some sort of premonition all along? 6th-year/during war AU Rated M

Marked as a squib at birth Draco Malfoy was trained to become one of the Krypteia. An assassin that walked between light and dark, killing dark wizards and witches and protecting muggles and muggleborn. His first task? Protect Harry Potter. Starts with our quartet firmly in the light and they get progressively darker. Dramione. Delphini x Harry AU diverging starting from Year 2.

Jane still works at the CBI but Lisbon is living a very different kind of life on the other side of the country after suffering a gruelling ordeal. A case brings them into contact again when Jane asks for her help, hoping by solving it she can banish her demons and he can find the woman he loved once again. M for both violence & sex scenes. Reviews, as ever, are much appreciated.

COMPLETE: Hermione's eighth year at Hogwarts is already going to be difficult in the aftermath of the war, but it is further thrown into upheaval when Headmistress McGonagall orders a re-sorting of all students to promote inter-house unity. But when the Sorting Hat sends Hermione to Ravenclaw with Draco - and without Harry or Ron, how will she cope? [AU/Dramione] Prevalent alchemy.

Jane picks up the item she had spent so many long minutes staring at and puts it carefully in an evidence bag. She stares through the plastic at the photo of her best friend smiling back at her. The only reason it was evidence was because the photo was covered in reddish-brown liquid and because that photo was of the recently abducted Maura Isles. Psychological Thriller. M

Chased out of Texas by scandal, Coach Damon Salvatore finds himself the head coach of a small high school on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, reunited with his brother and facing an uphill battle with the school's embattled football team. There is also the fiery English teacher, Elena Gilbert. There is no playbook for this. Adult themes. AH/AU.