Lily Edson wasn't a nerd, well, maybe she was. But not the stereotypical kind of nerd. She did have top grades, she did do what she was told, but that wasn't all of her. She enjoyed mixing within the boys, playing soccer, having the boys over to eat pizza and play on the games. Also, Lily had neither glasses nor braces, nor did she was "nerd clothes". She was a jean, jogger, jumper, sneakers kind of girl. Everything works out until someone walks into her life.
That would be the typical bad boy Kai Rossi, his family is Italian, and he has that gorgeous jaw line, six foot, five height and muscled body. Every girl wanted him, but he didn't want anyone but Lily when he came across her. When they find out they're neighbors, they become close. But both of them are hiding something, what is it?
One boy. One girl. Two secrets. What does faith hold for them?
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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