Welcome to Hidden Falls High...the private exclusive academy in Malibu's hidden community. I was supposed to be ecstatic now that I finally had the chance to transfer to my best friend and forever crush, Nat Donovan's school... Only this was the year my long time crush, Nat Donovan, crushed me, and I would never be the same afterwards. For as long as I could remember, Nat Donovan and I had been best friends. Every summer he and his younger siblings Drew and Rachel, and I would get together and spend it at my Aunt Sookie's Malibu beach house. So when I moved in with my Aunt Sookie and transferred to Nat's school Hidden Falls High, I thought he would be happy. Only he wasn't. Little did I know...the most popular boys at Hidden Falls High thought I was easy target. The new girl. The girl who didn't belong...and they happened to be Nat's best guy friends, The Knights of Hidden Falls High (#HFH). Little did they know this girl isn't someone who would be easily crushed. Summer Jones may seem like a nice girl, but I am definitely not a pushover. So bring it on... \\Crushed is a YA/NA prequel book for that can be read as a standalone or as the prequel to the soon-to-be-a-film series, Loving Summer Series (first published in 2012 and has continued growing as a series with spin-offs. Over a million copies of the Loving Summer Series has been sold). Crushed is a bully romance and touches upon issues such as bullying, self-esteem, self-confidence, and image. It is appropriate for 17 and up due to language and some mature issues. If this doesn't bother you, then dive in!

Soon to become a television series! Hidden Falls High has a new King... Dante Black, the blackest of the Blacks. Another home, another new school. Another target. Life was supposed to be smooth sailing when you're at the end of your high school year. Of course it is. Especially when you're the one your father relies on to take care of loose ends. And by the time you're 17, you've already earned yourself a reputation amongst the Inner Circle as someone to be feared. Who am I? I'm the charming Prince, the Golden Boy, the one no one suspects to have no heart. Until I saw her...my target. The girl I will bring down because she is his crush. Summer. Who knew crushes could be so cruel? \\\\\* There is someone new living in the Donovans' old mansion in Hidden Falls, the exclusive enclave in Malibu. He's a senior at the Academy, but he seems older like he's already seen so much in the world. Maybe he has. Maybe he's not of this world. I thought I had finally found peace at Hidden Falls High...but the nightmare is just beginning... \\\*Hidden Falls High is a Dark High School Romance mature YA/New Adult series intended for 17 and up due to language and mature matters. READING ORDER Cruel Crush (with Crushed) Punishing the Princess Claiming the Crown Loving Summer Series

How do you stop a storm that has already been brewing, set in a path to wipe out all that stands in its way? Dante Black It's time to make my move. I've shown the princess some mercy. Instead of hitting hard on her, I diverted the attention of the Inner Circle to another. Now they have issued an order for me to move or they will send someone else who won't hesitate to finish the job. My own father, Cole Black. If you think I'm a monster, then you will think he's the devil. He once killed me off, only to resurrect me into his own likeness, but without a human heart which was replaced with a metal one. Summer was the one who brought my metal heart back to life, though. Too bad, she's also the Princess I was sent to destroy. \\\*Claiming the Crown is the third book in the USA Today Bestselling New Adult Contemporary RH Dark Romance Series.