Growing Up: The Series (Book 1)
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Meet Crystal: driven, organized, and determined to conquer her college media program without a single distraction. Meet Devale: the smooth-talking, high-intensity athlete from Brooklyn who treats the entire campus like his personal playground.
When an unexpected collision during freshman orientation forces these two total opposites together on a high-stakes campus project, sparks fly instantly. What starts as sharp banter and clashing work ethics quickly blurs the line between love and hate. >
But stepping into adulthood isn't just about passing classes. Between deep-rooted family expectations, fierce loyalty tests, fierce campus drama, and a passion that burns too hot to ignore, Crystal and Devale are about to find out that growing up means risking it all.
Filled with raw drama, intense chemistry, family entanglements, and mature romance-welcome to the start of a journey where love is the hardest test of all.
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