#1 in Romance, 23rd May 2020 "Precious, I don't know what the hell you're talking about, but you're never going on that date." And before I could process anything, his lips were on mine and everything else faded away. .......... He's the calm to her storms. She's his anchor of stability in this world of chaos. When Sydney arrives at her dream college after a reclusive high school year, she has no intention of carrying the past with her. Enter Noah Parker. The playboy incarnate with looks to match. Sydney Lewis. Noah Parker. Sassy girl meets egoistic jerk. Who hasn't heard the story before? But this time, there is a twist. A secret lies in Sydney's past. Buried and waiting. With an increasing curve of chance encounters with the college playboy and seemingly aligned fates, her past threatens to obliterate her future. But there is a bigger problem waiting for Sydney: she's falling for Noah. Hard. She knows what it means to go for the win, but getting love means spilling her secrets. Can Sydney pay the price?

[Band 1] Er trug seine Vergangenheit wie ein Schatten - lautlos, aber immer da. Sie trat in sein Leben wie Licht in eine viel zu dunkle Halle. Nicht weil sie ihn verändern wollte, sondern weil er sich selbst darin nicht mehr wiedererkannte. Doch wenn Ruhe auf Unruhe trifft, wenn Stolz auf Stolz prallt - dann kann selbst Liebe wie Krieg schmecken.