In a realm that practically worships brainpower, there's a guy named Ryan who's got more facts in his head than the entire royal library. But here's the catch: he knows zilch about the crazy rollercoaster called love. Seriously, the dude's a walking encyclopedia on everything from dragons to quasars, but ask him about romance, and he's as clueless as a cat in a maze.
Enter Leah, the queen of carefree vibes and the princess of "Who needs school?" attitude. She's got dreams, big ones, but the world's convinced her they're just for fairy tales. And hey, what's life without a little rebellion against societal expectations, right?
When these two collide, it's like mixing up a science experiment: unpredictable and potentially explosive. Leah teaches Ryan about the school of "Winging It," while Ryan tries to tutor Leah in the advanced subject of "Taking Life Seriously Sometimes."
As their worlds collide, Ryan's heart starts acting weirder than a frog in a physics lab. He's feeling things he never thought he would, like heartbeats that sound like drum solos and a tendency to blush that'd put a tomato to shame.
But guess what? And then there's Ryan's mom, who's basically the queen of queens when it comes to control. She's got plans for Ryan that involve more thrones and less fun than he'd like. But hey, love's all about overcoming obstacles, right?
So, as Ryan and Leah stumble through this hilarious mess of feelings, crazy friends, and a royal charade that could put Shakespeare to shame, they'll discover that maybe, just maybe, the most fascinating subject in the world isn't in a book-it's in their hearts. Get ready for a tale that's more epic than a quest, more jaw-dropping than a dragon sighting, and more heartwarming than a dragon with a hot cocoa addiction.
Prison Diaries: Book 1 (complete)
A law-abiding student gets entangled with a broody inmate when she discovers there has been a miscarriage of justice. She goes in to help, but ends up breaking the first rule of interning at a prison; she falls for the inmate.
*****
Carter Reynolds' teenage years ended the second the gavel hit the sound block. Or maybe they ended when the police found him standing over a dead body, drenched in blood. It might even have been before that. When he connected his fist with a face that left a broken jaw in its wake. Either way, it was over. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He accepted his fate, only promising himself to never care for anyone so intensely again.
Almost four years into his sentence, Arya Crawford walks through the wrought iron prison gates. A self-proclaimed miniature philanthropist with a heart of gold, a law-abiding student with an urge to always have fun, a girl with a silent cause. She had taken up an internship at the New York State Penitentiary.
And in time, Carter and Arya both realize something.
She had broken the first rule instructed by the warden. She had fallen for an inmate. Which meant she couldn't stay.
He had broken the promise he made to himself. He had started to care for her. Which meant he couldn't let her leave.
But it's a little difficult to make that happen when you're stuck in a closet sized cell. And waiting twenty-one years is out of the question.
*****
Highest Rankings: #6 in Romance, #2 in Passion, #4 in Badboy, #1 in Witty
(for those who don't think an inmate/prison trope is their cup of tea, don't be put off because the story is first and foremost 'romance')
Disclaimer**
Reader discretion advised. - Mature content
Story contains explicit language, sexual content, and physical and sexual violence.