After years away, Marley and Josh return to their hometown high school and fall in love. Can their relationship survive sex, lies and secrets from their past? ***** Forced out of boarding school after her mother's death, high school student Marley Thompson made a promise to never conform to the standards of others. Headed back home after a scandal in Australia, bad boy boxer Josh Baker returns to the same school. Sharing dark pasts and keeping their own secrets, Marley and Josh meet and find a connection they never thought they'd have. Still, Josh's friends and family try to end the relationship before it begins, and Josh has to move back to Australia after he graduates. Having been hurt before, will Marley and Josh let their relationship die? Or will they risk it all and fight for each other? Content and/or Trigger Warning: Sexual Content and Mature Language. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

He needs a scholarship. She's... well, she's just being nice. To him, she's just another nerd. To her, he's just a washed up jock. But when he finds out she's not Mrs.Shy and is in fact totally blunt and slightly passive aggressive over the things she loves, realising she's the polar opposite of what he thought of her... oh he's falling for her hard. And when she finds out that the bad boy has a soft side... she's melting for him slowly. Highest ranking in Teen Fiction #44 - 18/04/2018 Highest ranking in Romance #129 - 11/5/2018 Amazing cover done by Kinnyuns