Beginning of Desire

They absolutely hate each other.

Unfortunately, they go to the same college-and worse, they share the same acting class.

At the University of Nevada, Eric is everything Nicole can't stand: popular, cocky, ridiculously attractive, and fully aware of it. A class clown who flirts for sport, thrives on attention, and never misses an opportunity to get under her skin-mostly because it's fun.

Bothering her is an everyday thing.
She gets used to it.
She even annoys him right back.

But everything changes when they're assigned a project together.

For two weeks, Nicole and Eric are forced to work side by side, creating an advertisement video of their choosing-long hours, rehearsals, rising tension, and far too much proximity.

And then there's Jacob.

Her best friend.
The one who sees everything.
The one who might love her more than he lets on.

When lines blur, tempers flare, and chemistry refuses to stay scripted, what's real-and what's just acting?

Beginning of Desire is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers story about control, restraint, and the dangerous moment when feelings begin to surface-whether you want them to or not.