"Aria I care about you."
"Blake I've lost everything already."
"You lose everything when you lose yourself."
Aria Lewis's life isn't what you would call perfect or even okay. Her parents died when she was young so she and her little sister Cassie were sent to live with their aunt, they were supposed to live happily ever after. But they were wrong. Aria goes day by day trying to keep her sister safe from her aunt's beatings, bullies, and the world, so she takes the heat. With everything she ever cared about gone she just breezes through life without a care in the world, that is until Blake comes along.
Blake has a past he doesn't want anyone to know about, so he keeps to himself. It's his last year of high school so he's just going to graduate and finally spend full time with his gang. His plan doesn't go as planned when he meets Aria the shy, sarcastic, and pretty girl in his drama class. He starts to fall for this redhead and soon realizes she might have more problems than himself, and he promises to find out what makes her tick. And maybe win her heart.
But how can you win something that's been lost and hidden for so long?
In a story of abuse, lose, gangs, and love what can go wrong? Or maybe even go right?
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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