North Woods University

The bet was simple. You draw a name from the hat. That's the girl you have to seduce. The girl you have to make fall head over heels in love with you. It wasn't hard for him to do, in fact, it was something he did all the time. He was known for breaking hearts. Sex was just that, sex. And it didn't take him very long to get a woman on her back. And then he drew her name: Jules Peterson. His former best friend, first kiss, and first love. She shattered his heart into a million pieces three years ago. She left him right when he needed her most. She had entered his life once again, at almost the perfect time. She was a transfer, fresh meat, and she had just put a target on her back. It was his turn to make her pay and break her heart. Holding onto that hate, that anger, that f**king heartbreak-it does something to you. It breaks you, and it broke and tainted him, just like he would do to Jules. She used to be his everything, but now she was nothing but a bet. Warning: contains explicit content including sexual assault

He was more than a bully, he was what living nightmares were made of. It started as a childish game played between two friends, which ended in heartbreak. She knew him once. A long time ago they may have even called each other friends. That was before she moved away, before her mother married his father, and before an entire life fell apart. She lost friends, popularity, and a future. This was supposed to be a fresh start, but it was real life hell. Vance Preston used to be a poor boy with a soft smile and kind eyes. He used to be her friend. Now he's God's gift to women (his words not hers), disgustingly handsome, and filthy rich. He can do whatever he wants, say whatever he wants, and hurt whomever he wants. No one can stop him, and no one dares to. He might as well be god. He dares her to defy him and fight back. He promises he won't stop until he hurts her. But she's not afraid, because you can't break something that's already broken. "Beck and Hallman slayed with this book. It wrecked me. It broke me. It put me back together."

He's the popular jock everyone loves. Funny, gorgeous, and a flock of girls to choose from. But she's the bullied and antisocial girl no one notices. She has no friends and she likes it that way-until he walks into her life. They shouldn't be friends, they definitely shouldn't be roommates, but that doesn't stop him though. When friendship blooms into something more, she's not sure if she should hold on or let go. She's hiding things, secrets so dark, and deep. If he ever discovers them she is certain he won't want her anymore. But as she falls harder and harder for him, she starts to wonder if maybe she judged him too soon. The popular jock and the girl that no one notices can't possibly have a happily ever after it, can they?

For the last ten years, he never stayed with a woman longer than it took to screw them. But then she walked in. Back then she was nothing but a little girl, but now she's all grown up, with curves, and a smile that reminds him of everything he's spent the last ten years trying to forget. His attraction to her is instant, and wrong, on so many levels. He'll do anything he can to stop it, even make her hate him if he has to. She's here to study, and he's the newly appointed dean. He shouldn't be tempted by a student, especially one who's ten years younger. And he definitely shouldn't be developing feelings for her, but he is. Because as badly as he doesn't want to admit it, Lily just might be the one person to make him fall in love again.

Giving my virginity to a stranger was my first mistake. Lying about my age, my second. Never expecting to see Lex again, my third. He promised me one night and I took it, never expecting anything in return. Then a few months later, I see something I shouldn't have and fate brings us back together again. I didn't mean to see it and I wasn't snooping. I just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, but that doesn't matter to them. I'm a liability. Now Lex is everywhere I am. Following me, watching me, and making sure I don't tell anyone what I saw that night. He's dominating, possessive, and downright controlling sometimes. He warns me of how dangerous this could be for both of us. He tells me that he doesn't want to hurt me, but he has no idea what seeing him again is doing to me. Not when I have secrets of my own, secrets Lex isn't ready to hear. When all the lies are told and secrets come out, will the promises that we made in the dark be kept in the light?

All it took was one frat party for me to notice her. Blair Jensen. Gorgeous nerd with a sharp tongue and give-no-shits attitude. The moment she sneered jock at me, I was captivated. Then she poured a beer over my head and walked away like I was nothing. Nobody turned down Cage Wilder, nobody, and I knew then that I had to have her, no matter the consequences. She bruised my ego and embarrassed me in front of my football buddies, turning me into the laughing stock of the team, so I made a bet with them. They claimed there wasn't any way I could melt the heart of Blair the Ice Queen; after all, she had shown her disgust for me. Shutting off my feelings after we spend many late nights studying together isn't easy, and it doesn't take long for me to discover there is so much more to Blair than what everyone sees. Sweet, funny as hell, and a believer in happily-ever-afters. I start to fall for her, but she has secrets too, things she's hiding, a past that haunts her, and I find I want to save her, help her. She sees me for more than a football god, and she doesn't take any of my shit. Suddenly, I realize there is so much more to life than living someone else's dream. The bet I made still hovers over my head though, and I know that if I want more with her, an actual chance, I'll have to tell her the truth... before someone else does. Question is, will she still want me when she finds out what I've done?