College junior Braden can get any lady we want with one blinding smile and a look full of dirty promises. For this hockey VIP, life is generally a party, but behind his cocky attitude and cool demeanour, he expertly hides the overwhelming heaviness of expectations from everybody around him. For Hadley this is her first year at another school in another state, she has the opportunity to spread her wings. Without the pressure of her hometown she can finally be herself.
BRADEN: unwittingly everybody needs something from you, regardless of if you can handle it, whether you sink or swim really depends on you. I happen to thrive under the pressure of my peers and teachers. The team is anticipating the best season with no space for fuck ups and as captain, I must get them there and I will. But when Hadley literally crashes into my life (more than once) I can't help but be drawn to her calming presence she doesn't even know who I am when we first meet and for some reason that makes me want to be around her even more, her sweet personality and golden hair are like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day.
HADLEY: I came here with the promise of a new beginning and my bags full of cute outfits to go with. Nobody knows me I can be whoever my heart desires, and with the help of my new roomie Jade I anticipate the greatest year yet. My plan is simple to study my butt off during the week and work towards my dream of being a teacher and on the weekends jade and I will go on adventures and draw each other out of our comfort zones. That is until I - literally - run into Braden the strapping hockey player with a smile that could turn a nun into putty and twinkling eyes that hide many secrets.
As Dallas and Drayton navigate life in the spotlight, Spencer is navigating intense feelings for Nathan - her best friend's brother.
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Dallas and Drayton are planning their wedding, talking babies and learning how to navigate life in LA now that Drayton is a hotshot football player in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Spencer and Nathan are back at home in Colorado, coming to terms with their feelings for one another and learning how to co-parent with Grayson, the father of Spencer's daughter. Will the realities of adult life strengthen them - or will their relationships break?
[Sequel to The QB Bad Boy and Me]
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