Ruth Marjorie Semple has a past she wishes she could forget. Her life in the present isn't so terrible, and yet, she finds herself struggling to enjoy the person who loves her most and even refuses to take pride in the job she's excelling in. How can she appreciate any of that, when her mind is still stuck on a lover from her college days three years prior? Go back in time as Ruth tries to sort through her feelings, drawing her memory all the way back to the day she, quite literally, ran into Raffo Leflore in good ol' Oklahoma, and explore the life of an Afro-Indigenous woman. He doesn't talk about himself much, but he constantly seems to show up for her anyway and she wants to figure out why. What about the two of them is written in the stars? Or are they even written up there at all? And most of all, how do you know which stars are worth chasing? Follow along as Ruth learns to grapple with her sorrow, learns more about her Choctaw heritage, and experiences a love that maybe only happens once in a lifetime. *Characters are Black and/or Brown casting.* Cover designed by Ren T

After 3 years of not seeing each other, one thinking the other is dead while the other one is slowly giving up, will they meet again? Malia: I let out a scoff as I thought about it. Love sick, yes definitely love sick. I was stupid to think it would last, we would last. I think a part of me two years ago wanted this to be one sick dream I would soon awaken to while Ace's arms were sprawled around me. But now thinking about it I want to let out a laugh. What a stupid girl I was. Ace: Giving my head a little shake I had resumed back to reality. Looking through my loose strands of hair my eyes landed on the girl that a couple of seconds ago was Malia. Now that once beautiful face was replaced with one ugly, clearly made all of plastic, a girl with black hair not with brown, those once beautiful brown eyes were replaced with a hazel, and that once beautiful soul was replaced with a snotty brat.

**completed** HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 IN FICTION #1 IN SLOWBURN #1 IN COLLEGE Penn State University. Home to the craziest sorority girls, most obnoxious football players, and a girl that's trying to dig her way out of her parent's mess. Naomi Black wants nothing more than to focus on her studies this semester- nothing else. She doesn't have room to mess up, she doesn't have time to party- she wants a life she couldn't have before. Matti Williams is your average college guy. Booze, boobs, and blondes. What makes him not so average is the fact that he is suspected to be the number one pick in the NFL Draft. Being the Quarterback at Penn State has its perks, but what happens when the Quarterback title doesn't work on the one girl he wants the most? Read to find out. BOOK NUMBER ONE IN THE PSU SERIES.