Gamer Girls - La série

The last thing a broken girl needs is perfection. Love isn't something Dez has time for. Simply staying alive is too much work. Even worse, the thing trying to get her is something she can't outrun: her own dark thoughts. Three years after the incident, she's only getting worse. Even the thought of casually brushing up against another person triggers her panic attacks, yet everyone says she should be fine. They call her a survivor, but this feels more like a downward spiral - until a random encounter brings her face to face with the one person who might understand. Chance needs a miracle, and he's decided she's the only thing that can save his crumbling game company. Her, the broken girl with way too many issues. She agrees to help but has three conditions. First, no one will touch her - ever. Second, no drug tests, because she won't pass. Third, when she's done, he won't try to stop her from quitting. Those are her rules, and to Dez, this isn't just a game. Except he has his own problem. Chance needs contact to feel whole, and she can't handle the idea of being touched. There's no way this situation can work. Plus, if her secrets come out, she won't be the miracle he needs. But can her flaws finally help? Or is this game over?

She's willing to fight for what she wants, she just has to figure out what that is. Riley's single-mindedness usually gets her into trouble. More than that, she hates losing, so when the horse farm she inherited from her late parents can't keep going, she knows she has to do something. A well-timed invitation to a gaming convention is just what she needs for her second chance. She used to be known as CareBear, but she left that name behind when she was slut-shamed out of the scene. That doesn't mean she's given up, though. Riley's not the kind of girl to quit. No, with her neon dreads, a few tattoos, and a chip on her shoulder the size of the draft horses she loves so much, she'll just cuss a little louder and double down. Because she's in this to win - both the farm and the games - not to meet a man. Especially not one who thinks he's better than her, because in these circles, guys like him are usually out to destroy every woman who tries to break into the industry. That makes this a challenge she can't turn down. After all, she doesn't care about anyone's opinion but her own - and proving that she won't be chased off. She just didn't expect this guy to be so… Sexy? Understanding? Amazing! Void is everything she's ever wanted. He's also her competition, so if she wants to save the family farm, she can't get distracted by his ripped body, sultry smile, or those sweet words that are quickly destroying the anger that got her this far. She's seen that trick used too many times before. Everyone else may be playing a game, but Riley? She's fighting for something much bigger - The gamer girls.

Online, you can be anyone you want. If only real life was that simple. Kate's determined to learn how to be an independent woman. For too long, she's let herself be pushed around - sometimes literally - by men. For the first time in her life, she finally has control of her own decisions. Too bad it's never that easy. Her goals are simple: get a job and build a life she can be proud of. That's it. The problem is that no matter how much she tells herself she's better off alone, she can't help but feel something for the deep voice she talks to every night in her favorite game. Knowing he lives on the other side of town isn't helping. It wouldn't take much to fall for this guy. He's perfect. So is the man who works across the hall. He's not her boss. He just owns the company she works for. Not only is he rich, charming, and sexy, he's also real, unlike her gamer guy - and for some reason, he's taken an interest in her. But falling for him would be a bad idea. After all, they work together. Still, no girl in her right mind would refuse someone who looks that good in a suit. Except she's not the only one with secrets. Some things are supposed to remain online, yet when her job sends her to a gaming convention to represent the company, she knows it won't stay that way. Secrets are about to come out. Lives could be destroyed. And the ones that will hurt the most aren't hers.

Some things are worth fighting for. Riley's life is better than it's ever been before. She has the love of her life, a family made from those she cares about, an adorable "little" rescue dog, and even her horse business is doing pretty good. Everything is great. Everything is wonderful. At least on the surface. But an online hate group has her in their crosshairs. She's made a fool of them too many times, and now they're out for blood. The literal kind, not the virtual stuff. When they say they want to "frag" her, they aren't talking about online kills in a video game. Now, the threats have moved to real life – with real guns. While she has an army of friends willing to fight beside her, she wasn't ready for this. She'd prepared for some bullying. Maybe a few more embarrassing stories to come out. But this? Real people are being hurt. People she cares about might be next. Picking a fight online is one thing, but is her need to prove that women deserve respect really worth taking a risk this big? Someone's going to get hurt. And she's terrified it won't be her.

Even Heroes need to be saved sometimes. Special Agent Jason Raige is a complete failure as an FBI agent, but it wasn't like they gave him a choice. He could serve his country or sit in a military prison. He chose to serve. Now, they have him on a case that's impossible to solve. Still, he won't give up. Catching these bastards is the only way he knows to keep his own demons at bay. The doctors call it PTSD. He calls it living hell. Even worse, the only one he can talk to about it is his service dog. Until he meets her. All of this was supposed to be a boring side mission, and even speaking to her is crossing so many lines, but he doesn't care. Fuck the rules. Finally, he's found someone who makes him feel whole. He knows he should stay away, but this time, he can change the story. He can finally stop things before it's too late. But doing so will break him. And there's not a whole lot left to put back together.

When you have nothing else to lose, you have everything to gain. Rhaven grew up hiding behind the keys of a computer or the controller of a console. It was easier than trying to face the real world. Out there, she was a lie. Out there, people called her Ethan and assumed she was a man. Because that was what her birth certificate said. Unfortunately, she could only be her real self online and at the gamer events she was so addicted to. Around her hometown, people just assumed she was a typical little gay man – not that they were ok with that either. So it was safer to hide. Easier, too. Then the man of her dreams decides to drop in for a casual visit, and she doesn't know what to do. Meeting with him means letting him see the version of herself that she's always hated. She could tell him no, but she really doesn't want to. After all, this guy is perfect. He says he doesn't care, but everyone does. He says he understands, but how can he? He says he wants to fall in love, but those types of stories never feature people like her – until now.

In order to win, sometimes you have to risk everything. The incel group, Kings of Gaming, has hit too many of the top gamers. In big ways or small, they've all suffered. For Special Agent Jason Raige, this case has become his life – in ways he never expected. These victims are now his friends. They've been there when he needed them the most, and he's made them his informants. Together, they're a virtual army made of geeks and hackers. One he's about to unleash on the men who are trying to destroy any woman they can. Until KoG targets Jason's fiancée. That's the biggest mistake they've ever made. If these fools think this will make him back off, they're about to get a big surprise. Fighting battles online is one thing, but when it's taken to the real world? That puts them in his crosshairs. For years, he's done everything right, played within the rules, and obeyed the law. Going after the people he loves? Screw justice. Those fools have no idea what kind of monster they've just unleashed. This is going to be a death match. One way or another, the game is over.