This story follows two 17 year olds competing for the love of one another despite religious barriers.

When Alexis agrees to help the school's player, she must guard the secret that could unravel everything - even as unexpected feelings complicate the game. *** What happens when Alexis Dawson, the 'resident loser' of Redwood High, agrees to help the school's notorious player, Aaron Walker? How can she stop herself from falling for him? It isn't all love and romance - Alexis has a secret of her own. Join them on a journey of jealousy, betrayal, trust, friendship, and love. A little favour just got a whole lot more complicated. *** He was so close, his breath hit my lips. His eyes darted from my eyes to my lips. I stared intently, awaiting his next move. His lips fell near my ear. "Shut up and kiss me" He whispered roughly. A chill shot up my spine. I pulled back, staring at his eyes and leaned in...

Bryce Montgomery-Hearst is an easy going 19 year old girl. She loves books and reading. She has a cat named Molly, and a soft spot for baking and cooking. When she is forced to move to Barcelona, Spain from Las Vegas, Nevada, Bryce slowly starts to uncover secrets her father has kept from her. With the help of a boy she finds hard to trust, she finds the dark truth hidden in her past, and along the way discovers lies, friendship, and love. Content/trigger warning: Alcohol abuse, assault, guns, drugs, violence, suicide, gore/blood

(SAMPLE) Now available everywhere in ebook & paperback (and on Kindle Unlimited in the US & Canada). Kendall works the night shift at the campus library. It's the perfect job: she gets to spend hours reading her romance novels without interruption... until the night that Vincent, king of campus and star of the basketball team, comes to the front desk and asks her for reading recommendations. (75k words. No cheating, no love triangles, happy ending. Adult content. 18+ recommended.)