So it’s a shock when his past strolls right into the Harkness College locker room, sporting a bag of hockey gear and the same slow smile that had always rendered Graham defenseless. Since then, he’s made an art of hiding his sexuality from everyone. Until now.įive years ago, Michael Graham betrayed the only person who ever really knew him. What happened in high school stayed in high school. THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR (The IVY YEARS #3) And if they can’t learn to trust one another now, the families who let them down will take everything they’ve struggled to keep.

But when grim developments threaten them both, going it alone just won’t work anymore. The two form a tentative relationship based on the understanding that some things must always be held back. The only bright spot in his week is the few stolen hours he spends with Scarlet. Protecting his sister means a precarious living arrangement and constant deception. But a sobering family crisis takes that all away. Even if it means lying to the boy she’s falling for.īridger McCaulley is a varsity hockey star known for being a player both on and off the ice. Clutching a shiny new student ID - with a newly minted name on it - she leaves it all behind. But college will be Scarlet’s fresh start. It’s a safe bet that Scarlet is the only first year at Harkness College who had to sneak past TV news trucks parked on her front lawn just to leave town. Now the shock has worn off, but not the horror. Scarlet Crowley’s life was torn apart the day father was arrested for unspeakable crimes. Read the first chapter! Or download the book from: Amazon | iBooks | Nook | Kobo | Google Hard.īut will Hartley set aside his trophy girl to love someone as broken as Corey? If he won’t, she will need to find the courage to make a life for herself at Harkness - one which does not revolve around the sport she can no longer play, or the brown-eyed boy who’s afraid to love her back.įull length novel, standalone. They’re just friends, of course, until one night when things fall apart. Over tequila, perilously balanced dining hall trays, and video games, the two cope with disappointments that nobody else understands. Nevertheless, an unlikely alliance blooms between Corey and Hartley in the “gimp ghetto” of McHerrin Hall. But a serious accident means that Corey Callahan will start school in a wheelchair instead.Īcross the hall, in the other handicapped-accessible dorm room, lives the too-delicious-to-be real Adam Hartley, another would-be hockey star with his leg broken in two places. She expected to start Harkness College as a varsity ice hockey player. And the boy she loves has someone else. What now?

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