oliviayernes
When Alex left his hometown in Montana to study Economics in California, he had it all: a bright future, his parents' pride, and a scholarship he couldn't afford to lose.
But the city had other plans.
What began as an innocent friendship turned into a breakneck descent into the darker side of the night: never-ending parties, illegal gambling, street racing on wet asphalt... and a massive lie he keeps alive each week with the money his parents still believe he's spending on books.
Until Lia appears.
Mysterious, defiant, impossible to ignore. She doesn't belong in his world, and yet she looks at him as if she can see beyond the lights, the smoke, and the facade. As if there were still some good left in him.
But on streets where speed is everything, slowing down can be the most dangerous thing you can do.
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Kiss Me Under the Neon Lights is a story of addiction, downfall, and redemption. Of losing everything to discover who you really are.
A novel that beats to the rhythm of an engine about to explode.