After a late night fight between Alex Summers and her ex goes terribly wrong, her parents ship her off to spend a stress-free summer in Los Angeles. But the second she steps off the plane, Alex stumbles into California bad boy Elias King, a too-hot-to-handle heartbreaker with a taste for trouble. ***** When Alex and Elias find themselves stuck living under the same roof, their sexual tension's undeniable, but their differences set them on a warpath to destroy each other. Elias bets he can steal her heart and seduce her in thirty days, while Alex swears she can keep him one-night-stand-free and have him sober by the end of the summer. All's fair in love and war if you're playing by the rules, but this time around, there are no limits. [[Audiobook now published by Hachette Audio/Hachette Book Group]] Content and trigger warning: This story depicts mental health issues, trauma, bullying, suicide, and violence. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T

He crossed his muscular arms and smirked at me. "So," his dark voice purred "you're here for the money too aren't you?" I stared at the tall strong boy with fear "Th-the money?" "Don't lie kitten, I know why you're here." he said behind the thick wrought iron gates. I'd deck him right between the eyes for calling me "kitten" but if I tried he'd probably kill me by stepping on me. "Um.. what would that be for?" I raised an eyebrow, trying to take escape the lowly lit estate but as I looked back a thicket of trees stood behind me. The boy in the tight shirt practically ripped the gate open while raising an eyebrow. "Aren't you here to murder someone?" ____________________________________________________________________________________ After losing a game one night, Emma Parker's forced to walk into the Grove. A scary thicket that's said to be a home of a group of criminals called Bitter sweet. Taking the legend lightly, Emma takes a walk into the woods. But when she finds herself in front of an estate, Emma soon finds herself fighting other high-class criminals to live and to become Bitter sweet's newest member and an enticing murderer's partner in crime.