Lines Between Us
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Last published Fri, Jul 11, 2025
He hides behind sarcasm and sketchbooks. She hides behind lip gloss and a razor-sharp smile.
Carver Hayes is the kind of guy who doesn't get close - to people, to rules, to anything that might see the cracks in his armor. Most of his classmates think he's just another smart-mouthed burnout. And that's exactly how he likes it.
Ashlyn Sinclair has spent her whole life playing perfect - perfect grades, perfect clothes, perfect lies. But behind the polished surface is a girl unraveling under the weight of expectations she never asked for.
When the two are forced into each other's orbit, the tension hits first - sharp, immediate, undeniable. What comes next is harder to explain.
Because some people break you open.
And some people teach you how to survive the wreckage.
Lines Between Us is a slow-burn, dual POV romance packed with sarcasm, emotional scars, and enough chemistry to set fire to every rule they've been told to follow.
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