~He looked me in my eye. "Damn it Lauren, just tell me!" Pete said frustrated. "I-I can't." I stuttered. "Why?" "It's bad. I'm not supposed to like him." "Who?" "Pete, I can't tell." "Tell me so I can help you with this. I want you to be happy. Who is it?" "You." Pete looked at me and moved a little closer. "Are you serious?" He asked silently. "Yeah." I muttered. He moved my dirty blonde hair out of my face. "I like you too." He mumbled. Pete closed the space between us. He kissed me with his super soft lips. I kissed back instantly. When he pulled back, we both had shocked looks on our faces. "Don't tell Patrick." Pete panted. ~ *Lauren Stump has had a good life. She lives with her brother, Patrick, who lives in L.A. for his band, Fall Out Boy. What happens when she falls for one of his band mates and not just any band mate, Pete Wentz. Can they be together? I mean after all, it is her brothers best friend.*

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