. . . . . ╰──╮ ╭──╯ . . . . . BROKEN AND BRUISED, a girl who is lost is navigating a world for any sort of safety that she hasn't been lucky enough to have. Her house is a screaming match, her old school was a battle field and the only place where she can reside is her boyfriends house and even then its a warzone BUT EVERYTHING CHANGES when a star rugby player nicknamed bulldozer tumbles into her life COULD THEY BE EACHOTHERS SOLACE ? ... johnny kavanagh x fem oc ballylaggin ireland 2005

(LIBRO DOS) Damien Cleary: Quiere brillar como una estrella en el equipo de rugby del Tommen. Desde pequeño tuvo toda su vida planeada; seguir los pasos de su padre y lograr lo que él no pudo. Pero Damien tiene sus propios demonios y problemas, actua como si tuviera todo bajo control para ocultar las grietas que un evento del pasado le dejó. Cuando una chica con un cabello brillante y con una personalidad dulce a juego se lanza como un obstáculo mayor frente a sus metas, se siente perdido ¿Cómo ocultará Damien sus secretos sin derrumbarse bajo la presión? Niamh Rowan Kelly: Con una sonrisa en el rostro y su cabello perfectamente peinado, todo parece estar bien desde afuera. Pero poco a poco se está desmoronando. Niamh nunca se sintió suficiente aunque su personalidad engañe a los demás. Le da miedo acercarse a la gente tras haber vivido aislada la mayor parte de su infancia, pero una sonrisa inquebrantable oculta sus verdaderos sentimientos y guarda las lágrimas para la almohada ¿Será un nuevo comienzo en Tommen College una buena idea? Cuando los mundos de Niamh y Damien chocan, su conexión es innegable. Ella ve el cansancio tras sus agudezas y él encuentra tranquilidad en su tierna presencia. Pero estos dos corazones rotos necesitan más de una oportunidad para el amor. Ellos caminan entre la oscuridad y la luz, cargando con sus propias batallas, cada uno con sus cicatrices ocultas del resto del mundo. Pero algunos secretos son demasiado pesados para permanecer ocultos para siempre.

(Boys of Tommen fanfic) Ciara never believed in love. Not after watching her mam and dad's relationship. Yet, it was still something she craved so deeply. So when it showed up in front of her, she took it. Even if Tadhg wasn't the one offering it, like she wanted.

Lyla Murphy has never had an easy life. After losing both of her parents to addiction, she was sent to live a real life hell. Foster care. For years she lived in home after home, each parent worse than the last. It was miserable for her. She had to find an escape before it took her life. Unfortunately, she could only find a mental escape. The same one her parents relied on. Everything changes for her the moment she lands in Cork, Ireland. Here she'll not only meet the first family she's ever had, but also a guy who would do anything for her. But just her luck, that boy happens to be her older brother's best friend. Which means he is totally off limits. Except he is oh so hot.

Maggie Biggs is nothing like her two older siblings. Not like Hughie, who despite all the drama going on in his life, is always confident and willing to batter anyone who looks sideways at the people he loves. And she's definitely not like Claire, who's so full of sunshine that if the sun went away Claire could replace it.

Rory Kavanagh was fine until Maeve Gibson started dating his worst enemy. She's his best friend. She's not supposed to get under his skin like this. Now she's pulling away, and Rory can't stop watching, can't stop wanting. Something's off. Something's wrong. And he's running out of time to stop it.

Josie Lynch knows how to disappear. At home, silence is survival. Bruises, harsh words, secrets she can't share. With her twin brother Joey, staying small is the only way to survive. She counts every bite. Every pound. Control is all she has left. Then comes Tommen College. And Hughie Biggs-cocky, untouchable, exactly who she shouldn't want. Something about him pulls her in anyway. And she's not sure she can stay safe.

Tadhg Lynch is the third youngest Lynch sibling, and is trying to make it through his years of Tommen without being recognized as Joey Lynch, Shannon Lynch, and Johnny Kavanagh's little brother. He wants to make a name for himself, but that's difficult when you're constantly living under the shadow of the legacies before you. Now in his fourth year and with a reputation as the school troublemaker, Tadhg is learning that life can be lived even when you are dubbed as the "little brother," and that some things and people can know him for him. Leah Daly just moved to Cork, Ireland from America, and it's safe to say that she isn't too happy about uprooting her life in the middle of high school. Angry about her parents' sudden divorce, and being picked up with her dad to live in the middle of nowhere, Leah is dropped off to start her sophomore year, or fourth year as Ireland calls it, at Tommen College. Full of pretentious rugby stars and trust fund kids, Leah runs into Tadhg, who automatically intrigues her. What happens when the troublemaking screw up, and the angry teenage girl cross paths and find their worlds forever altered?

Edel doesn't do soft. She doesn't do safe. And she definitely doesn't do sober. She walks into BCS with sharp eyes, dirty secrets, and an addiction she pretends she controls. A dead father. An alcoholic mother. A home that never felt like one. Until John Kavanagh. John has money, a future, and a family that still works. A life Edel was never meant to touch. Different worlds. Same school. She doesn't need saving. He doesn't know he's trying anyway. Some girls don't run because they're reckless. They run because staying would kill them.

Cara Lynch, the third-born child in a large and turbulent family, has long been the unofficial mother to her five siblings. At just 16, she carries the weight of the world on her shoulders, forced to protect her younger siblings from their abusive father while her disengaged mother offers no help. Despite the chaos at home, Cara finds comfort in her tight-knit group of childhood friends-Hughie Biggs, Gerard Gibson, Patrick Feely, and later, Johnny Kavanagh. But it's Hughie, now 17, who has always been her rock, quietly watching over her and carrying a deep, unspoken affection for her. For years, Hughie has harbored a secret crush on Cara, admiring her strength, resilience, and selflessness from a distance. When Cara is barely 16, their friendship deepens into something more, and their connection blossoms into a tender and fierce love. It's a slow burn, but one that feels inevitable-Hughie has always been there for her, and now, he becomes the one person who shows Cara what it means to be cared for in return. Though Cara is used to protecting others, she's never had anyone to protect her, just her older brother Joey, as Darren left them when he was 18. But Hughie is different. He steps up in ways she never imagined, keeping her secrets, standing by her side, and offering her the kind of unwavering support she's never known. He becomes her safe place, the one constant in her stormy life. As their love grows, Cara begins to feel a sense of security she's never experienced, even as she remains trapped in her toxic home environment.