Hazel Park, a girl who lives an abusive life by her mother, gets to the point where she thinks her life is worthless, that she will live like this forever. Her mom, owner of a huge make-up company in California, doesn't even care about Hazel and with her dad running away from the problem, Hazel is left in hell. Everyday of school is her only safe place from home, to escape reality. Even with only two main friends at school, it is still better then home but as school gets worse no one can help her and no one will...
That is until the bad boy of the school, the boy ever girl swoons over takes notice of Hazel and her innocents. Ash Hunter. As Hazel shuts him and everyone else out, he never gives up on her. Even when they just met, Ash already is protective of Hazel and he has no clue why...
As Hazel starts to open up, Ash has put everything aside for her even his own problems...but what happens when those problems come back to haunt him?
As Dallas and Drayton navigate life in the spotlight, Spencer is navigating intense feelings for Nathan - her best friend's brother.
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Dallas and Drayton are planning their wedding, talking babies and learning how to navigate life in LA now that Drayton is a hotshot football player in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Spencer and Nathan are back at home in Colorado, coming to terms with their feelings for one another and learning how to co-parent with Grayson, the father of Spencer's daughter. Will the realities of adult life strengthen them - or will their relationships break?
[Sequel to The QB Bad Boy and Me]
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