Kyrie has always been cautious when it comes to letting people into his life. After a rocky past filled with trust issues, he's built walls around himself, relying on his close-knit but chaotic family as a buffer from the outside world. But when Xander, a charming and confident new friend, unexpectedly integrates himself into Kyrie's life, those walls begin to crack.
Xander is a recent transfer to Stanford High, immediately catching attention with his cool demeanor, effortless confidence, and undeniable charm. Beneath his charismatic exterior, however, lies an air of mystery, hinting at a past he keeps carefully guarded. Though he quickly becomes popular among his peers, Xander's enigmatic nature sparks curiosity and speculation, leaving everyone wondering what secrets he might be hiding.
Cameron Cole has a plan.
After yet another relationship ends because of certain shortcomings-literally-Cameron decides it's time to swear off dating and focus her energy into her junior year at the University of Charlotte. There's an internship up for grabs and there's no way she's letting that slip through her fingers. But then she's goes and makes one impulsive mistake that changes everything.
Wesley Reed has it all.
As the golden boy of the Charlotte Colts football team, he's got the talent, the looks, and a future so bright it's practically blinding. Girls throw themselves at him, professors let things slide, and the world bends to his will.
But when a required freshmen paper threatens his eligibility, the two are brought together in a sick twist of academic fate. Cameron can't get him out of her head and Wesley isn't making it any easier with his cocky smirk and insistent charm. Their arrangement teeters on the edge of disaster as unresolved tension and late-night study sessions give way to a steamy, no-strings-attached deal.
But in the game of love and lust, someone always has to loose-and the stakes have never been higher.