“If my fifteen-year-old self could see me now, he would punch me in the dick.”

"Random superheroes didn’t kiss like that. Everything about the kiss had felt like coming home, like a reunion, like some kind of agreement had been reached. That kiss had been the heroine and hero, running toward each other while the music crescendoed. That kiss had been Elizabeth Bennett telling Darcy that his hands were cold. That kiss, God help me, had been the one that lets you know the characters are finally going to end up together. But no agreement had been reached, and I wasn’t ready to talk. Because I had no idea how I felt or what I wanted."

"The odd little song that Sonny had scribbled onto shirt cardboard soared to the top of the British charts and remained there for two weeks. Our previous songs quickly followed suit. Within days we were singing “I Got You Babe” on the TV shows Top of the Pops and Ready Steady Go! and posing for what felt like hundreds of photos in the clothes we wore every day, all of which seemed to blow people’s minds. The difference in London was that not one person called us freaks and everyone seemed to accept us as merely quirky. Soon, we’d have people running up and wanting to touch us. There was one lovely moment when we went to buy Sonny some cigarettes in a tobacco shop and a sweet old lady pulled out a notebook and asked me to sign it. That was so touching, and I happily signed the first British autograph of my career, with the same Love, Cher that I’d been practicing since I was eleven." … Cher.

"The Boyfriend" is a gripping psychological thriller that explores online dating and hidden secrets.

Sydney, a single thirtysomething living in New York City, uses the dating app Cynch and finds herself in a terrifying situation while on a date. Luckily, she is saved by a mysterious stranger, Tom.

Fate brings them together and a romance begins to blossom. However, when Sydney's best friend is brutally murdered, Sydney is drawn into a police investigation and a world of secrets and suspicions.

As Sydney grows closer to Tom, troubling clues surface, leaving her questioning her intentions and wondering who the man she loves really is.

Meanwhile, flashbacks to Tom's past reveal dark events and an obsession with a girl named Daisy, adding a layer of mystery and suspense.

The story delves into the depths of the human psyche, exploring themes of obsession, manipulation, and the devastating consequences of hidden secrets.