When her boss assigns her to research and write about vampires, non-believer Meena Harper, who is able to predict how people will die, is more than reluctant. However, she soon meets a genuine vampire, the dark prince Lucien Antonescu. As Lucien is already dead, Meena can't predict his fate and consequently falls for the charming vamp. Lucien's appetite proves rather insatiable, though, and Meena's dreamy romance soon turns into a nightmare.

Fourth-grader Allie establishes a new set of rules after she is forced to pair up with ex-best friend Mary Kay on a class trip to a historic one-room schoolhouse.

Lizzie Nichols, a wedding dress restorer and budding designer specializing in wedding garb, must decide whether to dump rich Luke, who wants to be an investment banker in Paris, and hook up with Chaz, who wants to teach?

Princess Mia's junior year in high school begins with a difficult course load, a crazy student council race, Grandmere's search for temporary lodging, and learning that her boyfriend is moving to Japan for a year, partly because she will not sleep with him.

Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home.