С. Дж. Сильвис — новинки

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Каждый в «Инглиш-Преп», начиная с каменных гаргулий у входа и заканчивая учениками в форме с иголочки, знает: мне здесь не место. Когда-то я была одной из них. Дочкой богатой семьи, принадлежащей миру с очень четкой иерархией. Но теперь мне этот мир не рад. Пять лет наедине со своими кошмарами и скандал, перевернувший мою жизнь, лишили меня всех привилегий. В том числе и лучшего друга, человека, который раньше всегда принимал мою сторону. Сейчас Кристиан — совсем не тот парень, каким я его знала. Он вовсе не готов встретить меня с распростертыми объятиями, и от его ледяного взгляда у меня мурашки по коже. В чем причина такого…

Depuis le lycée, Wren et Stone se détestent. Stone a même baptisé la jeune femme « Sticks » à cause de ses jambes, aussi fines que des baguettes. Le problème est qu'ils sont bien obligés de se supporter car Wren a été placée en famille d'accueil chez le meilleur ami de Stone. Mais ce qui n'était que des chamailleries dérape le jour où la jeune femme commet un acte impardonnable qui manque de briser la carrière prometteuse de hockeyeur de Stone. La guerre est déclarée et chaque coup est rendu au centuple. Pour ne rien arranger, les deux ennemis jurés se retrouvent à devoir partager la même chambre universitaire. Mais ce que Stone ignore c'est que le passé de Wren est entaché de lourds secrets, et qu'à trop jouer avec le feu il pourrait se consumer pour cette fille dangereuse qui n'a rien à perdre. Contrairement à Stone qui, lui, pourrait bien perdre le contrôle...

As a little girl, I dreamed of becoming many things. A twenty-five-year-old photographer struggling to make ends meet with a mountain of legal fees wasn’t one of them. Making questionable decisions wasn't either. After hanging up my camera, I start a job I loathe that has me questioning my morals on a daily basis. Until I run into Chicago’s newest bad-boy goalie whose reputation is a trainwreck—

Ford Collins is my brother's best friend and Bexley U's favorite defender on the ice. Unfortunately, he feels the need to block much more than the puck.

Namely, ME and any chance I have with a guy.

Encouraged by my older brother, Ford has ruined every single date I've ever had. With his hot smirk and sly maneuvers, he has made it his mission to make me the most unattainable female college student in the world-that is, until I have a brush with death, and I beg him to help me.

After all, he owes me. And I've come to collect.

Determined to rid himself of the guilt, Ford promises to help me score a boyfriend-or two-and swears he won't interfere.

But the more time I spend learning from one of Bexley U's most desirable playboys, the more I start to question the real reason why he's been sabotaging my dates over the years.

With the lingering touches, heated stares, and sizzling chemistry between us, we both know we're playing with fire. What happens when our game of "practice" and Ford's spicy lessons become something real that we not only need to hide from my older brother, but from each other?

Aasher Matthews is everything I detest. Arrogant jock: check. Coy smirk: check. Too hot for his own good: check. To make matters worse, he plays hockey. Unfortunately for him, my father is his coach. Fortunately for me, I’m deemed untouchable.

The only common ground I have with hockey players is our love of the ice, so staying away from them will be easy-peasy.

Until I overhear their bet—who can get Coach’s daughter in their bed first?

I’m ready to bring the entire Bexley U hockey team to their knees. Instead of fleeing, I flirt. Instead of hiding, I run just so they’ll chase me. Luring my father’s players into a trap has a certain appeal to it.

Except, Aasher isn’t fooled by my feigned temptation. He has too much riding on a perfect season and has plans to join the NHL after winning the Frozen Four.

So he proposes our own bet.

If he wins, I stay away from his teammates and stop messing with their heads.
If I win, he tells my father—his beloved coach—about his teammates’ dirty plans for me.

But the more Aasher crosses the lines we’ve carved into the ice, the more I find myself letting him. The only problem is, someone else is in on our gamble, and they aren’t willing to concede.

He’s the hottest hockey player in the nation, and I just agreed to be his fake girlfriend.

Theo Brooks is hard not to notice. With his coy smirk, rock-hard abs, and skilled agility on the ice, he’s the cockiest of all the jocks and, unfortunately for me, my new roommate.

When Admissions mixes up my first and last name and I end up living in the male dorms, I feel my perfectly tied schedule loosening with every string Theo pulls. And he likes to pull every single one.

It isn’t until I find out that my long-time boyfriend is sampling other girls that things get interesting. Theo proposes a solution to my problem—he helps me make my ex jealous, and I help him fend off the relentless puck bunnies that are doing nothing but distracting him from sealing his future with the best NHL team there is.

So, we fake date. We kill two birds with one stone.
The puck bunnies think he’s taken.
My ex is regretting his poor choices.

But the more Theo Brooks shows up by my side and places his hand around my waist, the more I realize that the lines we drew are blurring.

This may have started out as a fake-dating scheme, but with each misleading kiss, we may both get more than we bargained for.

Sticks and stones may break our bones…

Hockey is my life.

After Wren Davis puts my dreams of the NHL in jeopardy, I vow to make her life hell if she ever comes near me again.

But she’s my best friend’s foster sister, and even though they don’t live together anymore, their bond is still tight, which makes avoiding each other extra difficult.

Especially when I show up at Shadow Valley University and learn my new room comes with an unwelcome addition: Wren Davis.

As much as I try to make her life hell, she gives it right back, until she’s not just under my skin but constantly on my mind.

But some things can’t be forgiven, and fraternizing with the enemy is the last thing either of us want.

English Prep stands tall with its ivy-covered exterior and old, wrought-iron doors. The stone gargoyles sit at the school’s entrance, knowing just as much as anyone: I don’t belong. Once upon a time, I did. I belonged in the “it” crowd with all the other well-endowed kids, but now, I am no longer welcome. Not after five years away from this place. Not after the scandal that landed me on the wrong side of the tracks. I’d be lying if I said I’m not looking forward to seeing the one person who was always by my side. My old best friend. My safe place. Only, Christian isn’t the same boy I left behind. His cold, brooding,…