"We are Theodora Carter and Nathaniel Pearce, two friends who are falling for each other."
When Thea is forced to move to her aunts home due to her murderous ex boyfriend threatening her life, she plans to keep a low profile. That was until she met Nate, the emerald green eyed player who is known to sleep around. Although Thea doesn't want to she can't help but fall for him and, much to Nate's surprise, he is falling for her too.
Except, there's one problem. Thea and Nate have a friend, Natalie, who has made multiple rules that every person in their friendship group must follow otherwise they can't be friends anymore. One of these rules are - no relationships with each other.
As Thea and Nate fall harder and harder for each other it's impossible not to break the rules. But are their feelings worth loosing a friend?
Read on to find out...
When Charlotte agrees to fake date bad boy Mason to make her best friend and secret crush, Ben, jealous, she thinks it will be a simple arrangement. The rules are clear and she's certain of her goal: make Ben fall in love with her. So why does it seem like the lines always blur when Mason is around?
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Charlotte Anderson has secretly been in love with her best friend, Ben Hathaway, since childhood, though he's never seen her as anything but the girl next door. After witnessing Ben kissing another girl at a party, a heartbroken Charlotte accidentally admits her crush to notorious bad boy Mason Reed... who also happens to be one of Ben's closest friends. But Mason isn't going to tell Charlotte's secret; instead, he suggests they fake a relationship to make Ben jealous. They create a set of strict rules for the arrangement: no kissing when Ben isn't around, no sex, and no falling in love. But as their fake relationship progresses, and Mason's walls break down, Charlotte finds herself questioning her true feelings for both boys, and wondering if some rules are meant to be broken-especially when it comes to love.
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Cover designed by Gillian Goulet
(This story is a standalone title in the Dependency series)
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