Two boys, two girls. All on their last chance.
Lavender White, 16, bears a sweet name but a criminal record: arson, wounding with intent, and attempted murder. A final chance sends her to Fire and Ice, a delinquents camp.
Josh Worthy, a master thief and kleptomaniac, provides for his little brother after their mother's drug addiction. His crimes escalate, culminating in an attempt to rob the World Bank, landing him at Fire and Ice.
Ambrose Cunningham, "Kill Quick," a cold-blooded killer with a legacy of crime, leads the Lion Paw gang. His reputation casts a shadow over Fire and Ice.
Celeste Bailey appears scatterbrained but proves smart and resourceful. Despite her past, she brings hope to the camp.
Lavender finds an ally in Celeste, who reveals her hidden intellect. Together, they encounter Josh, whose thievery masks a troubled past, and Ambrose, the camp's dark presence. Despite their histories, Lavender, Celeste, Josh, and Ambrose form an unlikely bond, offering unique perspectives on survival and redemption.
Book 2 of the 'Love Unknown' series
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I look down at him, his eyes begging for the pleasure I had been denying him. In the corner of my eye, I notice his camera still sitting on the table. I smirk and walk over to it, pushing the record button.
He looks at me with confusion laced all throughout his features, as I walk back to him his eyes follow me, study me.
I run my index finger along his bottom lip as the very unholy things in my mind, break free.
"Want to make a movie?"
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Fragile.
That's one of the hundreds of thousands of words to describe Hazel Cora Grey. A girl who doesn't know who she is. The one thing that took her mind off of her Eating Disorder had shriveled into nothing and now? She tries her hardest to act like she's fine, like she isn't hurting inside because if anyone knew, questions would be asked. Questions she didn't want to answer.
Some would say she's the type of girl to look into a blazing fire, and smile.
Fragile.
Not like a small, futile flower, but like a ticking bomb waiting for her time to leave her mark.
Innocence.
A boy who's been trained to think only about his future and career. Taught to never live in the moment for if he got too caught up with it, everything he's ever done and worked for, would have been for nothing.
Micah Eugene Bennet had spent his entire life trying to live up to his father's expectations to no avail and well, one person can only take so much pressure and stress before they eventually give up. Or in this case, give in.
Innocent.
From his rounded glasses, to his hundreds of textbooks, to his untainted mind, the boy was innocent from the inside out.
A romance in which two childhood lovers, separated early, find each other once again but this time, things have changed.
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