Allison Holloway promised herself she'd keep her head down during her first semester at Ridgefield College. Between choir rehearsals, late-night study sessions, and holding tight to her childhood friends back home in Pinehill, romance is the last thing on her mind.
Enter Gavin Landry-star basketball player, campus heartthrob, and a friend of a friend's brother. He's charming, persistent, and way too confident for his own good. From the moment they meet, Gavin makes it his mission to break through Allison's walls. But what starts as relentless flirting quickly turns into something much more dangerous: a bet.
Allison swore she'd never fall for a guy like him, and Gavin swore it was only about winning. But when real feelings get tangled in the lies, hearts shatter.
Now, with Allison pulling away and his team on the line, Gavin is left with only one option: prove to her that what they had was more than a game. From late-night confessions to hometown holiday lights, he'll risk everything to win back the one girl he never expected to love.
Because sometimes love isn't about the bet-it's about who's willing to fight for it.
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Elijah and Jess had been unbreakable since high school, so it comes as no surprise to anyone when the young couple decides to tie-the-knot. But when Jess's feisty and voluptuous best friend, Kylie, returns to the hometown for the wedding after five long years, the couples' relationship rapidly deteriorates.
All it takes is one drunken night of vulnerability and passion between Kylie and Elijah to highlight the many problems in his relationship with Jess.
The two begin a sordid affair at the expense of all those around them, and as all three of their lives begin to spiral out of control, it seems that it's not only Kylie and Elijah who are keeping secrets.
Nobody will be left unscathed when the truth comes out...
*NOTE: This is the completely unedited first draft*
TW: Mild sexual content, strong language, infidelity, mental health, volatile characters and, childhood trauma.