Embittered and heartbroken Southern heartthrob, and high school P.E./football coach Jason Murray has lost everything. His wife (ex, now), his daughter, his home, and all of his money. The only thing he has to his name is a '65 Mustang. After a nasty divorce battle with his high school sweetheart, Jenny, Jason is tired and ready to start over and forget about love, for good. That is, until SHE arrived in town. Breah Marzonian, a California girl, is tired of the high strung life of San Diego and decides to head out into Louisiana to the small town of Reeves. A San Diego high school Advanced Placement English teacher, Breah is looking forward to the change of pace in the little town. But she never expected to meet the grieved but handsome Jason Murray... In a small town where gossip travels faster than the cars they drive, Breah and Jason are about to flip each others lives upside down...
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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