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TANGLED by Simone Elise
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Just Like Heaven
Trilina Pucci - 2021
ššāš«š š°š«šØš§š š¢š§ ššÆšš«š² š°šš². If only I couldāve convinced my heart.We were gorgeously young and desperate for one another. His lips whispered promises of all the stars in the sky. While I dreamt of a love that would last forever. But weāre star-crossed.Fate had decided our course.Leaving us to cling to each other as we crumbled to ash.His need became possession. My innocence turned jaded.Our families declared war.All that remained was hate. But Calder was raised by wolves. The rules didnāt apply. I was his until he said otherwiseāfor better or for worse.Our love storyās bathed in crimson and drenched in bullets.Because sometimes, Romeo comes with tattoos, guns, and a taste for blood.
It's Like This
Anne O'Gleadra - 2006
Niles and Rylan have been together a long time. They have great sex, they are deeply intimate, and Rylan never holds back on displaying his affection. As far as their family and friends are concerned, theyāre an established couple, and yet, after three years of being ātogetherā, Niles is still unsure if theyāre actually in a relationship.As their sexual intensity reaches a dangerous tipping point, Niles must find the courage to articulate how he feels in order to try and keep the only thing he has ever wanted. Emotional and compelling, Itās Like This is a must-read for true romantics.
Free Fall
E.M. Moore - 2019
This is a war zone.
It should be just another year for me at Spring Hill High. Itās not. Itās the first of many yearsā¦without my brother.Fighting back the memories of Brady should be the most difficult thing I have to face while walking the halls of SHH. Instead, those sad reminders become the least of my worries.My brotherās best friends make sure of that.They wonāt let me heal in peace. In fact, the three star football playersāthe ones my brother knew all his lifeāare determined to make me do it their way, or live through hell in the process.What they donāt understand is, I lived through my brotherās deathā¦that means I can live through anything.
Bring it, hotshots. Iām waiting.
Free Fall is a high school bully romance.
Mistakes I've Made
Jordan Marie - 2021
Boy falls in love with girl. Girl belongs to another guy.Callie was never mineāshe couldnāt be.She belonged to my brother. It was his ring on her finger. I hated him for that. Sometimes I hated her. With time, old flames eventually perish, leaving ashes in their wake. But the thing about ashes?If they catch fire, theyāll destroy anything in its path. One forbidden night, Callie and I gave in to temptation. We burned white-hotāan explosion that obliterated everything around us.
Feuds and Reckless Fury
K. Webster - 2021
Grades, money, trackāhe dominates it all despite his short, insignificant frame.Was one dad not good enough that Alis had to take mine too?Soon, weāll be stepbrothers.Until then, I vow to make his life a living hell.Maybe Dad will regret his terrible mistakes.Maybe he wonāt.I know I wonāt regret wrecking their lives like they did mine.Iāll give up everything, even my girlfriend and football, if it means I get a chance for retribution.Itās reckless and risky, but I donāt have much to lose.The havoc I wreak might ease some of the pain Dad caused my mother.Iām willing to give it a shot.What starts as a family feud will become a war⦠one I plan on winning no matter the cost.Thereās only one small problem.I may have underestimated my opponent.
Chasing After Infinity
L. Jayne - 2012
My back hits the wall hard, enough to make my ears ring. His body pushes into mine, trapping me between his hands and the bricks. His breathing is uneven, his light breath stirring my hair. I wait for the eventual kiss, the moment where his lips meet mine hard and rough but he doesnāt do anything. A lump is in my throat. āEither kiss me or let me go,ā I choke out. The same old tug of war is still raging and thereās nothing but a storm between us.Ever since her motherās death, Avenaās heart has become steelātough, hardenedā¦unbreakable. She refuses to let anything faze her; least of all, the schoolās most notorious player, Adrian Huntington, with his jade eyes and aloof, sardonic charm that has all the girls swooning in his wake. When she becomes his next target, everything goes up in flames as they find themselves getting caught up in the game they created.
Meant for More
Liza James - 2021
Best friends, really.Instead, I watch you with your arms around another. Your sweet words and that usual charm directed towards someone else.Itās okayāI was never meant to be yours to begin with.CarterCountless memories and lingering moments have shifted into a startling perspective.Iāve spent my years chasing my dreams, my ideal girls, my career in football.But then it happened, over the course of one night, my entire vision centered around someone I didnāt anticipate.A girl who has been here all along.
Rookies Do It Better
Heather C. Myers - 2019
Blackmail. Scandal. And they say rookies don't have fun. JackJack Ruby is a fighter - literally.At 19, he's gotten into more fights than he remembers. It probably has to do with the fact that since he was a child, he's been angry. His mother's a drug addict who only talks to him when she wants money, he lives with his best friend since he has nowhere else to go, and he's in love with said best friend's sister.He's screwed.The only good that comes out of this is he just signed with the Newport Beach Seagulls's minor league affiliate, the Irvine Mayhem.If he's good at anything, it's hockey. And sex. And fighting.As long as he stays away from Lily, he'll be fine.But Jack's never been good at playing by the rules.LilyLily Sinclair doesn't get the opportunity to say no when her brother and his best friend move in with her. She's trying to get ready for her first year of college while they're partying, getting into fights, and playing hockey.Must be nice.It wouldn't be so bad if her brother was friends with anyone but Jack Sinclair. The brown eyes, the high cheekbones, that mischievous grin.God, she's in so much trouble.When an ex shows up in her life, blackmailing her over a video Lily hadn't been aware of, she's tells him to eff off.That's when all hell breaks loose in the form of Jack Ruby.Will he ever look at her the same way again?Fans of The Slapshot Series are devouring this new adult sports romance set in the same sunny beach city.