Its the end of senior year, and Rose Regnero is over it. Shes over chasing stories for a school newspaper no one reads. Over missing out on znormaly high school life. And most of all, over Grant Leitch: editor-in-chief, former close friend, never-quite-boyfriend. Now all she wants is a typical prom, complete with handsome date, fancy corsage, and dancing to cheesy pop songs. Its the end of senior year, and Grant Leitch is in denial. Hes in denial...

"World War II has just ended, and Britain has established the Control Commission for Germany, which oversees their zone of occupation. The Control Commission hires British civilians to work in Germany, rebuild the shattered nation and prosecute war crimes. Somewhat aimless, bored with her job as a provincial schoolteacher, and unwilling to live with her overbearing mother any longer, twentysomething Edith Graham applies for a job with the Commission--but...

Memphis, 1975. zRaunchyy doesnt begin to describe Max Climers magazine, Climax, or his all-hours strip club, or his planned video empire. And evangelists, feminists, and local watchdog groups all want him out of business. But someone wants more than that, and has hired a killer to end Maxs career permanently. Only another hit man the ruthless professional known as Quarry, star of the acclaimed series on Cinemax can keep Climer from becoming a casualty...

Academic rivals Sadie and Seb continue their competition into college, vying for a writing staff position and falling for each other along the way.