{𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘒 𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘖𝘍 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘓𝘖𝘝𝘌𝘓𝘌𝘚𝘚 𝘛𝘙𝘐𝘓𝘖𝘎𝘠} Ria Romano knew hurt like the back of her hand. She was dealt her fair share of bad cards, more than anyone so young should have to face. A cynical girl riddled with the remnants of her past, a shattered sort of soul. She concealed like it was second nature; her instinct being to suppress. She'd offer you a cigarette with a shrug while you were crying because she never was too great with affection. She didn't smile so often but when she did and it was directed at you, you'd never feel such satisfaction. I was told Aria preferred to be alone, isolated; clouding her mind with inhales of her cigarette and drowning it in alcohol. Until she was dealt her good card, out of the pack of bad. They had a love beautiful enough to last a lifetime, the type directors desire to capture and authors aspire to write. Two souls, shattered by the cruelty of the world time and time again with flames that rekindled each others. They were each other's oxygen. They breathed life back into each other, those two insomniacs. <3

It all should've been easy for Angelica. Glowing skin, softball captain, and the happy, popular family of her classmates' envy -- practically the recipe for high school smooth sailing, right? Too bad the captivating cheerleading captain also has a habit of hanging around the girls' locker room after school. And too bad she just might be the one girl who can complicate everything. Angelica's life is beginning to look like her mom's old mixtape cassettes. On Side A, everything is going to plan. But turn over the tape to Side B and there is an unexpected mix of tracks Angelica is surprised to discover she might really love... But how long can she keep this double life a secret? {This story is a mature (18+) lesbian high school romance. Readers be advised that there are explicit sex scenes throughout the book.} Cover art by @ r.conches on Instagram