Working alongside the football team famous player is walking a dangerous line, but some lines are meant to be crossed.
Tessa Dalca has the odds stacked against her: she's attending college on an academic scholarship while holding down three part-time jobs, she owes an astronomical amount of money for medical bills, and her father is barely able to take care of himself. The financial and emotional burden she caused her family years ago still haunts her-and it makes things even worse that her mother is no longer around for Tessa to prove her worth to. But her father is, and earning his unconditional love is all that matters.
When the captain of the university's football team, Logan Hamilton, asks Tessa to assist him in a fundraising project, she can't afford to turn down another paying job, despite knowing that being in close proximity to a player-in every sense of the word-is walking a dangerous line.
Despite Tessa's refusal to date Logan, no matter how often he asks, he soon proves himself to be more than the Golden Boy player everyone says he is. He works hard for what he believes in, is loyal and charming, and above all, he shows Tessa what unconditional support and love really mean. But to Tessa, love feels like the ultimate concoction of being powerful and powerless all at the same time, and she's not sure if she can trust herself-or him-enough to place this power in Logan's hands. With every scorching touch and lustful kiss, Logan devours her will to resist.
When Tessa's dad makes a decision that could break them both, Tessa blames herself for being distracted from her goal of paying the debt-financial and emotional-she owes to her father. But there's one major problem: in this pursuit, Tessa begins to lose sight of what really matters. And if she's not careful, she might lose everyone who is important to her, including herself.
Some scenes deal with sensitive topics some may find triggering. Happily-ever-after is guaranteed.
Violet Ferrari is at breaking point. Moving out of home was supposed to fix her problems, not exacerbate them. All the shit she tried to escape, came right along with her - the grief, the guy, the pain. It won't go away. She's spiralling. One misstep, and it's over for her.
Rio Valenti has fought his whole life to make it to this point. The start of his professional basketball career is just around the corner. He can't lose focus now, not with his criminal ties hanging over his head. He's on the edge. One misstep, and it's over for him.
The rainy college town should have been their safe haven - the wetlands surrounding it a moat separating them from their pasts.
The two meet in their freshmen year, with little in common but their social circles. Violet spends her days numb - hiding from the pain in any way she can. Rio runs from his. He's out from dawn to dusk, if not on the court, then scrounging up money for food or finding somewhere to sleep other than his car.
What divides them most... is hope.
Rio has it. Violet doesn't.