"How long did you watch? Be honest," he whispered, as though he were half embarrassed, yet he desperately wanted to know the truth. I was turned on by the blush of his cheeks, because I knew he rarely talked about these things. My heart rate quickened and I felt myself grow instantly wet at the memory. I remembered him sitting on the couch, pants pooled at his feet as his hand gripped his erect cock in his hand, watching the images on the television screen that was right next to the peephole I was watching him out of. It was the most erotic thing I'd ever seen, and now he was asking how long I'd been watching him? I couldn't lie to him, though. "The last ten minutes," I whispered, looking to Locke for his reaction. Locke closed his eyes and raised his head to look at the sky, just so he wouldn't have to look at me as he said his next words. His face was flushed, and his words came out a low growl when he asked, "Did you like it?" *** After her entire world shattered her senior year in high school, Rowan Faye has avoided love. Now, she wakes up in the beds of men she doesn't know, and never lands in the same place for too long. But after one too many strange men in the apartment, Rowan's roommate has had enough. Soon, Rowan is desperate to find an apartment to finish her last year of college. Enter Locke Emerson. The shy, nerdy student who rides a motorcycle to class, and never speaks to women if he can help it. He posted an ad and had started to lose hope when Rowan texts him about the apartment. Everything should be easy, right? She needs a place to stay, he needs someone to pay half the rent. But as Locke will find out, nothing is ever simple when it comes to Rowan Faye. When everything they build comes crashing down around them, will Locke be able to convince Rowan to stay?

❝ She's like the moon, still managing to shine even when her whole world is dark . ❞ »»----　⚾　----«« [ COLLEGE BASEBALL SPORTS ROMANCE ] They had heard about one another from everyone, including the internet. She was someone who deserved the absolute world, and he was willing to drop everything and anything and give it to her. As someone who just focused on sports, he would do anything for her. She was his first strike, the first girl who won his heart.

BOOK ONE || the city lights series Adina Ricci is the daughter of two of the most famous people on the planet. She grew up in the spotlight and she never once felt ungrateful for what she had been given. But, right before her fourteenth birthday, her mother dies and her whole world begins to fall apart. After two years of acting out, her father enrolls her at Caldwell Royal Academy, a boarding school for the wealthy and elite. Located in Connecticut, Adina has to learn how to make new friends and live with strangers as she embarks on this journey of self discovery. Along the way she meets Vaughn King, a boy who may be as broken as her, with secrets that could have the potential to ruin their budding romance. Boys. Friends. Enemies. What could go wrong?