Mr. Not-So-Good-Guy

Book #1 of the Mr. Not-So-Good-Guy series.

We all know that guy. You know, the one who keeps to himself and tries not to be too arrogant or rude. The one who every girl dreams about but never notices. The one who has amazing looks but no one notices because he's too busy shoving his nose in a book. Yeah, that one. Every school has one.
Well, Luca Howard is that guy. Or, at least that's what everyone thinks. Very few people know the truth. Very few know that his Good Guy act was exactly that - an act. No one knew that he was a champion boxer, rode to school on a motorcycle, had girls hanging off his arms after every match, or that he'd been a player for quite some time. The few people who knew didn't go to his school or they respect his wishes, or, more so, they respected his gang of friends who'd be sure you got the message about not telling anyone about 'their boy'.
Luca had everything set for him. He had his perfect school reputation of invisible nice guy and his insane reputation as champion boxer slash all time player. That was, until Phoenix Carmichael - the school's biggest bookworm nerd - showed up to one of his matches and ruined everything. Luca knew he couldn't threaten her like everyone else but she didn't. And he wouldn't tell her either.
What an unlikely pairing on the inside but on the outside everyone thought it was the perfect match. Of course, all pairings have their flaws.

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"You couldn't beat up a girl let alone me, loser."

"Oh my god!"

"He hit him."

"Is he unconscious?"

"Try me, jock."