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Reads 118,659
Votes 5,313
Parts 75
Time 10h 38m

katvalentinewrites

"𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞?"

Starting her junior year, Lia DeMarco's predictable life takes a sharp turn when she vows to break out of her comfort zone and date the wealthy football star, Matt Benson. She expected parties and popularity on the sun-soaked horizon, what she didn't expect was the magnetic Nate Miller crashing in and leaving a mark as big as his irresistible grin. 

Asking Nate for surf lessons seemed like a surefire way to shake up her routine, but finding themselves alone together at a wild party sends ripples through her carefully planned path. Facing fears and swimming into uncharted waters, Lia is quickly swept from current to current, caught in a relentless battle of head vs heart. But you can only tread water for so long. 

As the turbulent waves of first love, self-hate, jealousy, and heartache roll in - can she learn to surf them before they pull her under?

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Contains mature themes, read intro for details

Featured on the Ambassador's Pick reading list for @teenfiction 
Featured on the @romance reading list Young Love 

Highest rankings:
#1 Teen Romance
#1 First Love
#1 Summer
#1 Beach
#1 Surfing
#2 Love Story
#2 Slow Burn
#2 Ocean
#4 Hidden Gems
#6 Teen Fiction
#6 Chick Lit
#10 Young Adult
#14 Drama
#14 Undiscovered 
#16 Small TownAll Rights Reserved

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