After years away, Marley and Josh return to their hometown high school and fall in love. Can their relationship survive sex, lies and secrets from their past? ***** Forced out of boarding school after her mother's death, high school student Marley Thompson made a promise to never conform to the standards of others. Headed back home after a scandal in Australia, bad boy boxer Josh Baker returns to the same school. Sharing dark pasts and keeping their own secrets, Marley and Josh meet and find a connection they never thought they'd have. Still, Josh's friends and family try to end the relationship before it begins, and Josh has to move back to Australia after he graduates. Having been hurt before, will Marley and Josh let their relationship die? Or will they risk it all and fight for each other? Content and/or Trigger Warning: Sexual Content and Mature Language. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Bea Blake is a twenty five year old, law school drop out with little to no direction on what she wants from life. Her best friend Dylan Archer has been a sound support and shoulder to lean on since the pair were in high school. Never admitting how deeply he truly cares for her. Now faced with the impending decline in her mothers health, the pressure to go back to college from her father and the confusing feelings she's having for her best friend, who's now engaged, she must make decisions that will change her life, forever. Will an endless chain of casual dating and aimless wandering lead her to a destination that can satisfy this free spirit. Or will the pressure of life prove to be too much? Copyright. ©️ Cover by @ashley_mariex