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Soft Doesn't Mean Safe| Paige Bueckers

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Raina Monica Hill has been famous since birth-daughter of R&B royalty, heartbreak in her pen, and softness that stings if you get too close. Her viral debut album Soft Doesn't Mean Safe wasn't supposed to turn her into a campus legend. She just needed to get it out of her system before moving on and focusing on her business.

But peace is a luxury. And Paige Bueckers? Is a problem.

Star guard of the UConn women's basketball team, Paige is magnetic, untouchable, and not even trying to flirt-until Raina's roommate, who happens to be besties with the whole roster, drags her straight into the team's orbit.

What starts as casual tension turns into midnight conversations, inside jokes, and stolen glances that feel too close to the lyrics Raina swore she'd never live again.

But when feelings grow deeper, and secrets from Paige's past start to surface, the same walls that protect them might be the ones that tear them apart.

Because love is music-and neither of them knows the key.All Rights Reserved

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"even though she standing out, she look like she belong here." UConn point guard KK arnold is a rising star on the court, but off it, she's worn out by expectations and people who only see her stats and her skills, but not her heart. when she meets kiara brooks, a girl who couldn't care less about basketball, their connection forces KK to confront what she really wants. as their friendship deepens, both girls must decide how much they're willing to risk in a world that's always watching. "i feel like when she moves, the time doesn't."

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