Romance. Do not read if you are sensitive to violence, foul language, or mature concepts. May be triggering, involves suicidal and self-harm.
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This is a story told from the perspectives of two people, the first is Sylvia, a 16-year-old with some serious issues. Abusive father, a mother who doesn't approve at all of Sylvia's tastes, bullies, abusive ex-boyfriends, and little siblings to protect, she's got the whole deal. All she's got left are her best friends: Amber, and music. Specifically, rock music. At Kantmorse High, she's the one in school nobody notices, besides of course to pick on and tease, the quiet one in the corner with her earbuds in. With romance and suicide sworn off, she's resigned to her cold, isolated life. Then, everything changes.
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Jumping between also the perspective of teenaged Blaithe Roila, a bad-boy who's so famous nearly everyone knows his name, a popular who has been kicked out of every high school in the district for his shenanigans, all except one. Kantmorse Public High School. Obsessed with crime, cigarettes, rap music, and anything outside the lines, he's not really keen to changing. He is known to almost everyone as the ultimate badass/player/bad-boy, and he's not willing nor wanting to change that image anytime soon. However, beneath his tough-guy, carefree, devil-may-care attitude, he hides family secrets of his own...
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...secrets only Sylvia sees. He seems to be the only one to notice her, and she feels strangely attracted towards the new boy in town, and thinks she may just be able to break his emotional shell. But will he let her? And is it worth the risk for her?
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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