Charlotte's Scars
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She knows how to survive. Trusting him is the dangerous part.
Charlotte has spent years perfecting the art of staying hidden. Smart, observant, and careful, she keeps her world small and her heart even smaller.
Christian is her best friend's older brother - the kind of guy people warn you about... and the kind you fall for anyway. For most of her life, she was background noise to him until one unexpected moment changes everything.
The tension between them is unmistakable - but so are the secrets she keeps carefully hidden. Christian can't ignore the things that set her apart - her sharp wit, her unexpected humor, the quiet strength beneath her reserved exterior. She isn't like the girls who drift in and out of his world. She's thoughtful. Mysterious. Surprising in ways he never saw coming.
And the closer he gets, Christian realizes her guarded nature isn't accidental. She's protecting something - and earning her trust won't come easily.
For the first time, this isn't about the chase.
It's about earning a place inside the walls she built to survive.
AN EMOTIONAL NEW ADULT ROMANCE about love, healing, and learning to TRUST AGAIN.
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The consequences of a childhood crush don't end when the daydreams do... --- "You just have no idea," he murmured, voice thick with restraint. "W-what?" I whispered, breathless. His gaze dipped to my lips, his thumb grazing them again-calloused and rough against soft skin, sending tingles down my arms. The warmth in his eyes had vanished, replaced with something darker... something that burned. "What you do to men." His voice was husky-dangerous. "What you do to me." My knees nearly buckled, but he caught me, his hand gripping my waist, pulling me flush against him. Another hand curled beneath my ear, his fingers slipping into my curls like they belonged there. --- As a young girl, Charlotte Avery spent years hopelessly daydreaming about her Prince Charming-Archer Johnson, her brother's best friend. She never questioned the obvious truth: that he never saw her that way... and maybe never would. On her 16th birthday, one overheard conversation shattered the illusion. Creepy. That's what he called her. From that moment, Charlotte vowed to never speak to, look at, or think about Archer Johnson again. But fate has a twisted sense of humor. Now eighteen and heading to college, Charlotte's trying to start fresh-until she finds out Archer is not only attending the same university... He's also USC's star quarterback. And still just as infuriating, magnetic, and off-limits as ever. Follow Charlotte as she navigates first love, fresh wounds, campus chaos, and an attraction that refuses to die-even when every unspoken rule says it should. --- Top Rankings: #1 - Hot #1 - College Romance #1 - Brother's Best Friend #1 - Football #1 - Brooding #1 - Slow Burn #1 - Quarterback #1 - Athlete #2 - New Adult #2 - Player #5 - Bad Boy #73 - Romance --- © All Rights Reserved Dreams fade. But feelings? They tend to fester.
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