Alyssa Stratton, like most girls, yearn for a guy best friend just so he can fall in love with her. Sounds pathetic, doesn't it? But let's face it, we've all been there. It's just so much easier to fall in love with your best friend than to go out on a date and hope for the best, right? Ugh, it's just so complicated!
But, with Alyssa, she knows she has to be careful. She finally finds a boy that she can be comfortable with, who she's sure can be her best friend, mostly because he said it first... And her heart's betraying her. She can't mess this up. He's cute, funny, caring, sometimes obnoxious, and passionate, and... Do you see the problem?
With a friendship that just 'happened', Alyssa is having a hard time keeping her emotions in check... Who knew it'd be this hard?
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[Warning: Strong language used throughout the book.]
He put his hand over my notebook and the other over mine. I glared up at him, his golden brown eyes catching my attention.
"I can't write like this," I pointed out.
"Is this all you care about?" Ryan asked. I shrugged.
"Not this specifically, but yeah, I care about my grades." Ryan smirked. I swallowed nervously but refused to break my stoic expression. He leaned closer to me, my heart pounding so hard against my chest it felt like it might break out and fall on the table between us. His mouth was right by my ear, and I could feel his warm breath when he spoke which sent shivers down my spine.
"Well, aren't you a little a scholar?"
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The only things Alex Moris ever cared about were his grades and his sister. However, when the boy his sister likes, Ryan Smithe, makes things complicated and causes him to feel things he's never felt before, Alex realizes that, maybe, there's more important things in life than grades and scholarships.
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