'Say it. Just, please. Say it.' My mind repeats over and over.
She hesitates. "I-I I love y-"
And the words are lost forever.
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Lindy, 18, a bookworm, a hopeless romantic, with a heart not made for her time, longs for more than just writing and traveling. It's the space that all humans want to fill up. A space to find someone you truly love and spend the rest of life's adventures with them by your side.
Lachlan Carlisle, 18, Senior class president, hallway stopper, lady-killer, clever narcissist, and the prince of Manhattan, (you get the gist), is on his way to start his life on Wall Street. His sympathy for others is microscopic, ranking him at the top - once again - except this time, the prize wasn't necessarily peak-worthy.
At the end of Senior year, Lachlan disappeared, claiming he was taking a year off to travel the wonders of Asia, for his father's company in marketing.
But what his fellow classmates didn't know, was that he was cursed.
On the night of his 18th birthday, Lachlan was visited by a witch. She stated to him that he had 72 days to find someone to love him, for him, or stay an ugly beast - face slashed with scars, hair messy and unkempt, pupils black and eyelids red, tattoos covering his neck, arms and legs - forever.
What will happen when the two worlds collide?
A wise person once said, "True love never fails."
But will it?
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Inspired by Alex Flinn's "Beastly"
As Dallas and Drayton navigate life in the spotlight, Spencer is navigating intense feelings for Nathan - her best friend's brother.
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Dallas and Drayton are planning their wedding, talking babies and learning how to navigate life in LA now that Drayton is a hotshot football player in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Spencer and Nathan are back at home in Colorado, coming to terms with their feelings for one another and learning how to co-parent with Grayson, the father of Spencer's daughter. Will the realities of adult life strengthen them - or will their relationships break?
[Sequel to The QB Bad Boy and Me]
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