❝You, Jayden, are just like the snow, ❞ I whisper brushing my fingertips along his soft lips, ❝Beautiful,❞ I lean in towards his striking face, ❝and cold.❞
When Emily’s home is knocked out with a devastating earthquake, she expects nothing. Nothing other than sleeping in rock-hard grounds, dark tents and brainwashing noises. So when she comes across dark and mysterious Jayden also know as the volunteer of the volunteers and the black-market king, all she can do is let out her anger-management issues on the smirking jerk.
The hilariously sarcastic Mr. Volunteer doesn’t mind it either. He doesn’t care what others think, he doesn’t follow orders and he doesn’t like being led. Instantly, he also doesn’t understand why Emily is so keen to follow the rules since he’s so used to bending them to his way. For Jayden, her reactions to his arrogance and ego is more entertaining than the new season of the Walking Dead. And, he's bent to keep her for himself.
But, as a kiss of death and a game of truth & dare binds them together for the rest of their exile, their initial hate transforms into a deep and thrilling bond.
After all, who would have thought that the Mr. Bad Boy and Miss. Perfect might have something in common?
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It's the last year of high school, and everything has changed . . .
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After a summer spent in the Philippines, Lara Dela Cruz is eager to start her senior year and, most importantly, reunite with her three besties. But what she did not expect was to show up on the first day of school to all three of her friends now in relationships. Fighting for their attention, catching some new and confusing feelings for long-time frenemy James, and wading through the pressures of post-high-school plans all have Lara reeling. And to make matters worse, Lara's beautiful and untrustworthy cousin conveniently appears and wiggles her way right between her and James' budding relationship. Feeling like a third wheel in more ways than one, Lara must learn to accept that change is inevitable, love is complicated, and being the odd one out is sometimes where inner power is found.
[[Word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Cover design by Jill Caldwell
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