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Owen Baker has tried everything to quit smoking—everything except for hypnosis. His hopes aren’t high when he goes into Dr. Sandra Lee’s office, but he’s willing to try anything. Dr. Lee is supposedly the best in the business, after all.

Destined is an up-and-coming rock band with a quickly growing fan-base. The band members are old friends. Their dynamic had always been drama-free—until Mario, the band’s drummer, shows up for rehearsal one day dressed as a girl. Now, she wants to be called Maddie. One small identity change and the dynamic of the band shifts completely—particularly after Ray, the band’s singer, gets the idea to be a ‘girl band’.

I knew the moment I saw him at the front of the classroom I was in hell, because Dashiel “Dash” Hampton was the devil. Even if I didn’t need the class to graduate, there was no way I could drop it. I couldn’t give him the satisfaction. Besides, we’ve been enemies for years…one semester with him as my T.A. wouldn’t kill me. Sometimes you have to lose to win.

Ricki has the perfect life: a beautiful house, a beautiful fiancée, and the easiest job in the world. By day-trading from home, he earns six-figures with just a few hours of work each day. At least he did, until he wakes up to see that his trading account has been shut down.

Bug never had any luck with women, because he just wasn’t very interesting. He had nothing to say on dates because he really didn’t have any hobbies. Well, he used to play bass guitar back in high school—so in an attempt to make himself more interesting, he finds a casual band that needs a bass player. One thing leads to another, and suddenly, Bug’s band is looking to play a serious set on a major national broadcast. When their singer drops out due to stage fright, Bug is forced to step up to the mic.

Wanting changes in his life, he decides to sign up for a membership at his local gym. The gym is a bit unorthodox in its methods, and his orientation starts with a chat that feels more like a therapy session. But the gym’s administrator ensures him that it’s important to understand every client on a deeper level before pairing them with a personal trainer.

John devoted a huge chunk of his life to trying to be a professional gamer: a pursuit that was mocked by many, including his own parents. Now, in his 30s, with a wasted decade behind him, he’s starting to realize that maybe the critics were right to mock him. He’s jobless, has no degree, and he’s single…but there is a girl.