Amelia Penney is an 18-year-old gambler on a luck streak; she enjoys and partakes in the "Vegas Night" on the 7th day of every week. She often deals with toxic drama at home, so she had to find a hobby. Amelia only ever teases a guy if he try's to flirt with her. She's never had a boyfriend and she's never been in love.
Amelia doesn't feel threatened by any boy, any man, until she meets Parrish Livingston. Parrish is the new handyman at the diner where she works. He grabs her attention unlike any other guy she's met, which scares her. She quickly realizes she can't hold back, or tease him off. He makes her feel curious and she can't hide away from her feelings for him forever.
On top of it, he's a beautiful man that is good with words. How could she resist?
Parrish Livingston is a singer, song writer, and guitarist who has moved to Vegas from Pennsylvania. He was a womanizer in high school through college, which is what got him kicked out of college. His father told him to move to Vegas, work at the diner, and grow up. Parrish is talented, but he's been taking a break from his talent since college. He's never been in love but he sure has slept around. He knew Amelia was different. Parrish couldn't stop thinking about Amelia since that first conversation they had in the quiet room, in the back of the diner. That feeling was so foreign to him, but at the same time he was fascinated by how she made him feel.
Will Parrish and Amelia find love for the first time together? Through all the adventures they go through, together or separate, they have to figure out how to let go of fear. What all really happens at the Underdog's Underground, the most lively place to gamble in Vegas? Will Lauren, Amelia's mother, resurface?
This story is about a young woman named Clara Larson, a 21 year old who escaped her abusive high school sweetheart. On a cold night Clara was out at a bar parking lot sitting in her boyfriend's car, waiting patiently as he purchased more beer inside. Clara had been desperately wanting to escape for weeks due to the abuse of her boyfriend & something about that night encouraged Clara that if she didn't attempt to leave this time, he'd come close to killing her or "actually" kill her. Clara needed a plan away from the man who managed to convince her that life was nothing without him. With her long over due prayers they were finally answered that faithful night. Clara encountered 7 men standing beside the car & desperate as Clara was, she decided that this was her time to shine, the abuse needed end. With the simple whisper of "Help" she managed to get attention from 1 out of the 7 men. A brief argument had emerged, a small fight amongst the guys had happened & Clara knew that she found her freedom again but there was one issue. Clara had no family. Her parents passed away at a young age, she had no siblings nor grandparents & her ex scared all of her friends away. Should she tell the one stranger who decided to give her a ride home the truth? Or should she take his offer that she can stay with him until she receives her deceased parent's inheritance money. Will Clara now have to live with the lie that there is no inheritance money? Or will she decline his offer because she knows it'll be too risky. Will the two become close if she takes his offer?Can Clara now adjust to making life decisions on her own as afree woman? Or will she run back to her ex because it's all she has ever known. Can she overcome heartbreak, abuse, mourning her parent's death as a free woman? Or Will she fold? But Most importantly will Clara Larson find love again