The Line Between Us •Tanner Thomas•

The Line Between Us •Tanner Thomas•

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Tanner Thomas has built a reputation for being effortlessly charming-the kind of guy who can win over a crowd with a smirk and a one-liner. Lydia Grey, on the other hand, isn't impressed. She's sharp, guarded, and has no patience for guys who think life is one big joke-especially ones like Tanner. Their paths collide when Lydia is forced to work alongside Tanner for a season with the Party Animals, and from day one, it's nothing but tension. Every conversation turns into an argument, every glance feels like a challenge, and neither of them is willing to back down. To Lydia, Tanner is immature and frustrating. To Tanner, Lydia is cold and impossible to read. But beneath the constant bickering, something shifts. Late nights on the road, unexpected moments of vulnerability, and seeing each other in ways no one else does start to blur the line between hate and something dangerously close to attraction. Tanner begins to realize Lydia's walls are built from things she's never said out loud. Lydia starts to see past Tanner's humor to the loyalty and depth he hides behind it. The problem? Neither of them wants to admit it. When a misunderstanding threatens to tear them apart for good, they're forced to confront the truth they've been avoiding: the person they can't stand might be the one they can't live without. In a story full of sharp banter, slow-burn tension, and emotional unraveling, Tanner and Lydia learn that sometimes the strongest love stories start with the fiercest fights-and that falling for your enemy might just be the most terrifying (and worth it) risk of all.
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