[Book Two] A degree, new house, her dream job, two kittens, a ring, and her best friend, Sasha, all weren't enough to keep Lyra's past from catching up with her six years after she graduated high school and left for Italy. Now back in New York, her past has pried open the walls she built around her secure life. Past trauma and conflict arise as familiar faces, and exes, emerge. One of the biggest cities in the world became too small for Lyra Williams and River Evers after six years of no contact. Over Six years, 2190 days, (18+) ***** This book contains SH, SA, abuse, violence, sexual content and language, with graphic descriptions. The warning is there for a reason, only read if you're comforting reading. Will need another round of editing #1 in Sequel

[Completed Book One]After a failed suicide attempt, the death of her parents the same day, and the loss of her favourite person in the world, Lyra Williams never expected to walk through the front doors of Mount View High the first day of her senior year. As the bullying seems to grow worse, her coworkers girlfriend befriends her, brining her into their friend group. River Evers, the only one not happy with the new member in his friend group, despises Lyra and will do anything to end her friendship with his friends. As his dark secret and past weighs on him, he becomes more and more persistent to get her away from his life. With exams and a month long Christmas vacation, they're forced to spend more time than they'd like together. Before they start to realize they aren't so different from each other once their secrets unravel. (18+) ___ Warning: This book contains sh, sa, abuse, violence, bullying, sexual content and language. The warning is there for a reason, only read if you're comforting reading the book. Male main character is not likeable at first and is a slow burn Editing and rewrites in the works By Desire (Book Two) out now #1 in Enemies with Benefits #1 in Popular Boy #2 in Forced Proximity #1 of the top 10 in Canada 2/06/24