In Hooked on a Feeling , Ashley Bostock crafts a contemporary romance that explores the collision of two vastly different worlds within the high-stakes environment of coastal business. The novel follows Starr Young, who returns to her roots with the heavy task of selling her grandfather’s Emerald Port Marina and Yacht Club, only to find herself entangled with John Davenport, a man who represents everything she is trying to leave behind. Through these characters, Bostock examines the difficulty of balancing family legacy with individual identity.

The central conflict is driven by Starr’s reluctance to dismantle her grandfather's legacy. As noted in the official book description , Starr's parents have given her a strict two-week deadline to liquidate the marina, a timeline that highlights the pressure of familial expectations. Starr’s struggle is internal; while she identifies with a lifestyle of "yoga and kale smoothies," she is forced to confront the corporate, "champagne and gold cuff links" world of her neighbor and rival, John Davenport. This juxtaposition serves as a metaphor for her own internal rift between who she was raised to be and who she has become.

Hooked on a Feeling is more than a simple beach read; it is a study of how people navigate "rough waters" in both business and love. By the end of the novel, Starr and John must decide if they can reconcile their differences to build a future together. Bostock successfully demonstrates that while feelings can be immediate and "addicting," lasting connections require the courage to redefine one's legacy on one's own terms.

The relationship between Starr and John begins as a professional rivalry—John is focused on becoming the CEO of Blue Horizon Yachts and views the marina as a business opportunity. However, Bostock complicates this "enemies-to-lovers" trope by making John a source of genuine support when Starr faces legal troubles. Their dynamic suggests that shared values—like loyalty and work ethic—can bridge the gap between disparate lifestyles. The narrative asks whether a relationship built on a "short-term fling" can survive the transition to a long-term commitment when the initial common ground is purely physical or professional.

Scriptcase Environment & Security

Performance and Security have always been two areas with high priority in Scriptcase development, in the new version we will do a huge and important changes in the environment of Scriptcase and also in security options.

• PHP 7.0 Support;
• PDO drivers update (SQL Server, MySQL);
• Addition of the PDO Dlib drive for SQL Server;
• Addition of the new MySQLi drive for MySQL connections;
• SSL for secure connections with MySQL;
• New Apache version 2.4.25;
• 32 and 64-bit architecture for windows installers;
• WKHTMLtoPDF library update;
• Fusion Chart library update;
• Automatic converters to projects developed in versions 7 and 8/8.1, i.e. projects of these version will be compatible with version 9;
• Production environment for generated applications approved for PHP 5.6 and 7.
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• Added support for .tgz formats in the deploy generation.

Security module

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• Social login option with Google, Facebook and Twitter generate automatically by Scriptcase security module;
• New encryption options for login application password field (MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512);
• Security module integration with the new option of free-form control with templates responsive to login screen;
• Component update for automatic generation of captcha function to the login screen generated by Scriptcase security module;
• Option to assign more than one group for users created by Scriptcase security module;
• Creation of a new "default group" in the security module group table (in that group will be added new users that enter through the new user form generated by the module or by social login option);
• New option of integration with LDAP and groups creating on the Scriptcase users administration environment (development environment).
• Added Google reCAPTCHA v2 integration in creating the security module.
• Added Google reCAPTCHA v2 integration in form, control, and calendar application security.

Security module

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• Social login option with Google, Facebook and Twitter generate automatically by Scriptcase security module;
• New encryption options for login application password field (MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512);
• Security module integration with the new option of free-form control with templates responsive to login screen;
• Component update for automatic generation of captcha function to the login screen generated by Scriptcase security module;
• Option to assign more than one group for users created by Scriptcase security module;
• Creation of a new "default group" in the security module group table (in that group will be added new users that enter through the new user form generated by the module or by social login option);
• New option of integration with LDAP and groups creating on the Scriptcase users administration environment (development environment).
• Added Google reCAPTCHA v2 integration in creating the security module.
• Added Google reCAPTCHA v2 integration in form, control, and calendar application security.