~ My insides were on fire and Daniel was the match, setting me alight. ~ When seventeen year old Candy goes to a party with her best friend she never expected the outcome. She is a good girl with good grades and an almost perfect life but on that night everything changes. It is here that she meets Daniel. He is older, dangerous and obsessed with her. At first she is terrified but then her fear changes into intrigue and soon she finds herself in a world she never imagined entering. A dangerous world filled with wild parties, drugs, violence, lust and sinful pleasures.

The only thing Mia Hope has in common with Jake Carpenter, Artwood High's most popular quarterback, is a love for the coffee served at The Coffee Pod. He wants her to tutor him - and if she can do it without a single cup of coffee, he'll pay her triple. Easy. Nothing could go wrong, right? ***** When Jake learns he's failing English, he knows he needs to pull his grades up or he'll risk being kicked off the football team. He strikes a deal with the elusive Mia - the quiet girl with secrets. If she can't go without a single cup of coffee, she has to tutor him for free. If she can, he'll pay her triple, and with Christmas around the corner, there's nothing Mia needs more than money. But as the pair grow closer, Jake learns the real reason for Mia's bad habit, and what starts as an innocent bet between enemies grows into something more serious. Can the pair survive the next two months with their hearts - and secrets - still intact? Content/trigger warning: This story contains themes of assault and abuse. [[word count: 60,000 - 70,000]] Cover designed by Jenna Conrad The Coffee Pact now has a sequel: The Kissing Pact