"Breathe." He dipped his head down so that his lips were right at my ear, his strong arm wrapped securely around my waist, molding my body into his. "If you're going to fall apart,." He starts, teeth gritted. "Now's the time. I'll be here to put you back together when it's over." I squeezed my eyes shut again, and I did just that. I fell apart. ******* Secrets. Lies. Deception. Murder. I'd seen and done it all. And not willingly. So I left. I sacrificed my freedom to save myself, and the only way to ensure my own safety was to start over. Clean slate. New people. New me. But the last thing I expected when I arrived at Manonwell Prep Academy was to be bombarded by a boy-no, a man who held some unknown vendetta against me. Call it obsession, infatuation, hatred. To me it was all one in the same. He was everywhere I turned, like a shadow. Watching me. Taunting me. Haunting me. And it was all because of something I did to him a long time ago. It was something so bad that he couldn't stand me, that he wanted me dead, and the idea of making my life a living hell was something that he took pride in. But I didn't remember. I had no clue what I could've done to him in the past, but he was hellbent on pushing me until I did. My plans on starting over were shattered the minute I stepped inside that school. He was the type of person that demanded your attention without having to speak. He was untamed and wild and unhinged. But what he didn't know was that the Winter Travers that he knew in past, the one I didn't remember, was no longer alive. I was different. She was gone and I was here. And he was everything I should've been afraid of. Sinister, quiet, manipulative, but I knew it would be a cold day in hell before I let him win. Ronan was like gasoline waiting to be doused on the fire that inside me, and if he was ready to burn, then so was I.

Dolly and Valentino. Sweet and intense. Crazy and serious. Two opposites. Two hearts. Two lonely souls. Dolly Armstrong is a crazy 19 year old with no experience of friendships or relationships. Isolated her whole life, she's desperate for a friend, someone she can waffle her heart out to, someone she can dress up in matching duck onesies with, someone who can tame her little crackhead self. Valentino Dominguez, a 25 year old lawyer who has no time for anything or anyone. He didn't care for a relationship, he told himself he was content on his own, basking in the silence of his own presence. That's how he liked it, quiet and calm. Until a talkative girl without the ability to be quiet stumbled into his gym. Can these two opposites ever become one?

Delaney Hughes - Her hatred for a certain someone could be considered a passion at this point and her passion for hating August Carter is a full-time job. It's also not easy for her to avoid the guy when he happens to be your next-door neighbour and one of your brother's best friends. Delaney likes to keep her popularity at a certain level; never above and never below said level. It helps keep her grounded as one of the many things she can control. But what happens when it all gets a bit much for Delaney and everything comes crashing down? August Carter - Is so madly in love and head over heels for a girl who could not care less for him. He would break his back for her to break a smile. Being captain and centre of the local high school ice hockey team meant he didn't have a social life on the down-low. It also meant he could pull any girl he wanted; except the one he needed since he was 5 years old.

Avery Eubanks doesn't believe in the concept of friendship nor family. With an addict for a mother and a father who doesn't want anything to do with neither of them, she is left to be raised by her aunt. But with the work her aunt does, they are constantly moving from one place to the next and she has long given up on making friends with people she probably will never see again. Dominic Lockwood is the badboy that rules Harrington High. Girls love him and guys wish they were him. He can get any girl he wants with just a snap of his fingers. Dominic is not just smoking hot with a gorgeous face and a physique to die for, he is also arrogant, cocky, rude, manipulative and doesn't care about anyone but himself. He is a walking red flag and a magnet for trouble. But what happens when Avery moves in next door to him and it's instant hate at first sight? ~~~~~~~~~~ Highest Ranks: #2 in high school - 20/02/2023 #2 in young adult - 20/02/2023 #3 in new adult - 20/02/2023 #8 in enemies to lovers - 21/02/2023 ********** A/N: This is an UNEDITED first draft and it's far from perfect so please bear with me. I will edit and fix everything once this book is completed. PS: It gets better, I promise. You just have to get through the first few chapters. Copyright © 2023 Addison Baxter

My lips were close to his, Inches, maybe millimetres away. One move from someone and they would connect. They would mold together like clay, or a puzzle piece clicking into place. One move. Who was going to make it? "I still hate you." I said staring down at his lips. "No you don't." He breathed out. And then it clicked. ~~~ #10 in friendgroup } 02.15.22 #7 in overthinking } 02.14.22

Allie Harper is a stubborn, feisty, and independent high school girl. With a great social and academic life, she was doing great. But no one's invincible. After being away at a rehabilitation center dealing with a traumatic event, Allie returns home to start her junior year. Everyone thinks she's just come back from boarding school. Only a select few know the truth. Luke Mcgowan is arrogant, cocky, and unnervingly attractive. He's a new hockey recruit, her brothers friend and teammate, and has Allie as his new tutor. He's has no idea about Allie's past, but can't deny that he wants to know everything about her. Both stubborn, both wanting all the control, one struggling, one going through the motions. Neither recognizing that they make each other feel alive. But what happens when trouble lurks in the shadows. Danger waits in Allie's life as she comes to realize that the worst night of her life, the night that ruined her forever and drove her away from her home and her friends may not be what it seems. It may be much, much worse. ***This story involves mature content/ profanity,violence,mentions of sexual assault,abuse,sexual content