Collateral Heart

"The locked bedroom door. The raw, desperate confession in the dark. The feeling of Kyle's large, calloused hands gripping her waist, lifting her effortlessly against the wall, and the breathless, unyielding heat of their bodies colliding on the mattress. She remembered the way she had rolled him over, sitting on top of him with her puffy, curly dark brown hair falling like a curtain around their faces, completely locked in a universe where the thumping bass of the party downstairs didn't exist."

For as long as she can remember, seventeen-year-old Daesha has been caught between the two Miller brothers. There's Wes-her scrawny, fiercely loyal best friend since they were four years old-and then there's Kyle. Kyle is the senior football star with hazel eyes, a sharp jawline, and a habit of teasing Daesha just enough to keep her heart in her throat. When a sudden storm leaves Daesha and Kyle stranded together after a local fair, a dangerous shift begins. Driven by a desperate need to break Kyle's composure, Daesha begins flirting with his teammates, sparking an intense, possessive fuse that explodes during a wild cabin party. But hidden passion comes with a devastating price, and when a lifelong bond is shattered, the fallout is more permanent than anyone could have predicted.