College

A sweet encounter between a bookworm and a basketball player turns steamy in the stacks after hours. Kendall Holiday spends her Fridays exactly where she wants to ensconced in a romance novel in an empty college library working the graveyard shift. The quiet of the library is dependable, and gives Kendall an excellent excuse for skipping out on the loud, raucous start to the weekend. Lost in the pages of her favorite love stories, Kendall blocks out the world―until Vincent Knight, the school’s star basketball player, turns up. Opposites might attract in romance novels, but it takes a lot more truth than tropes to make it work in real life.

The game has rules for a reason... This was it…I could see it in my editor’s eyes. This was the last straw. One more misstep and I was going to lose my coveted internship. I decided right there in my room, lime-flavored tortilla chips in hand, that I would do whatever it took to write the story of the century. And I had my target in sight—the undefeated Devil’s baseball team. They were RFU royalty, and completely untouchable. Their parties were impossible to get into unless you were handpicked, and I was not. Even still, I had a solid plan. I would not get caught, definitely not seduced, and absolutely wouldn’t die. That is until I was stopped and rendered totally speechless by a pair of mossy eyes. He lured me in, close enough to feel the press of his mouth against my skin and the heat of his hands on my body. Undoubtedly, I was a sheep headed straight for the slaughter, which only proved true when he called my bluff. With him holding all the cards for my future success, and in order to salvage what remained of my dream, I did the only thing I could. I made a deal with a devil.

Kyle James cashed in my V card and then disappeared like I was the finishing act in a magic show. I vowed to hate my best friend, turn the longing and secret obsession with him into toxic hate and maybe a poorly chosen tattoo. But as the years passed, I let go of any notions I'd ever see him again...until he sauntered on campus my senior year as a new transfer student. All of Rake Forge was obsessed with his inked skin and that darkness that seemed to seep out of every methodical step he took. I wasn't. I knew the boy underneath, and while I wanted to know where he'd been...I would never ask. Until my dad needed a favor. His team required a way in with my ex-best friend, and his contacts. I knew Kyle would see through it...but I went anyway. Suddenly, my world, made of black and white was bleeding color...and he was at the center, daring me to trust him. My heart, blind and foolish chose to not only trust but to love him too. I really should have known better. I was merely a way in for my father, and for the man, I loved...I was just a way out. \This is the final book in the Rake Forge Series\