"Finn
I came home to forget the ocean. To forget what it took from me. Surfing used to be everything, until it became the thing I couldn't survive. Now, I'm stuck in my hometown, dodging questions, helping my twin sister by looking after my niece. All the while, pretending I've got a plan. A hookup app was supposed to be just a distraction. Nothing serious. But then I met Foxx. He's smart, serious, and hot as hell. I swiped right without knowing he'd wreck me in the best possible way.
Foxx
After my divorce, I built a life I could manage. It was quiet, structured, and safe. Numbers always made sense to me hence my job as a math professor. People though? Not so much. Especially not flirty blond surfers who crash into my life with too many secrets and no right to make me feel this alive. I told myself it was just one night. But Finn pulls me out of my head in ways I haven't let anyone do in years. And when I realize he's not just a hookup, but one of my students in my night classes? The line I swore I wouldn't cross blurs fast and I'm caught up in a riptide.
Contains mature themes."
"Quinn
I have been in love with my brother's best friend for as long as I can remember. And he has no idea. He doesn't see me the way I see him. He doesn't see past the platonic friendship we've built since we were little.
Miles Cooper is destined for greatness, on the path to NFL glory, only behind his superstar facade hides a dark secret. One I never thought possible. Now, he needs me in a way that could break my naive heart. But isn't it better to have loved and lost than never loved at all?
Miles
I've got my entire future ahead of me, meticulously planned right to the second I graduate. Until suddenly, it's not. I'm drowning, sinking fast into deep waters. The only life preserver, my best friend's little sister.
Quinn Dawson is good and kind and sweet, and the more time I spend with her, the more I notice things I've not seen before. She's the calm to my storm, the light in the dark. The only one who sees how fragile I really am. But will she still love my broken pieces when she discovers my secret? I want to be worthy of her, I'm just not sure I am.
Contains mature themes."
"Hudson: Football has always been my future. I play hard, I have fun, and I never let anything throw me off course. And then I met her. Daphne James. One night, no strings. Just her laughter, her lips, and the way she made me forget everything else. But by the next morning, she was gone. Or so I thought.
Turns out, she's a freshman here at Cedar Lakes. And when I find out her dad is my coach, staying away isn't just smart, it's survival. He's made it clear that his daughter is off-limits. One wrong move, and I could lose everything. Until I can't. Because she's pregnant. With my kid. I've spent my whole life chasing one dream. But suddenly, my future isn't just mine anymore.
Daphne: For one night, I wanted to be reckless. Hudson was supposed to be a secret. But secrets have a way of finding you again. Two pink lines changed everything. And the last person I expected to see at Cedar Lakes was him.
We're strangers and I never expected him to stick around. Yet he isn't walking away. He's persistent, funny, charming, and refusing to let me do this alone.
Hudson might be everything I never planned for, but he's also the one thing I might not be able to live without.
Contains mature themes."
"Indie
I might be going to the college of my dreams with only my violin and a few hundred dollars to my name, but I'll work harder than any student they've ever had, and nothing will stop me. Cedar Lakes University is how I turn my life around. As my future begins to unravel, I'm slowly realizing that my plan has flaws. A math class I can't pass and the boy I wish I could forget. One summer he walked away from me and now he's my tutor.
The school's quarterback, Sebastian Dawson. He's a pro at getting under my skin, making me feel things I don't have time to feel. But the more time I spend with him, the more he makes my head spin. Can I pass the class without falling for his charms again?
Seb
Not a day goes by where I don't wish that summer ended differently, but I had promises to keep and obligations to fulfill. I've never forgotten her and now, I've got another chance. Only problem is her walls are up, and I have to scale them once again.
So, when the opportunity to help her falls into my lap, there's no way I can say no. I want to show her that I'm not the guy she thinks I am. I'll do anything to show her that she's worth the trouble.
Contains mature themes."
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