Drowning in Stars

*Top 40 Amazon Bestseller* … he walked a tightrope five stories up just to hold my hand. Gaze: I moved into the building next to Pixie when I was eleven. She blew bubbles through my window. I shot my Nerf gun through hers. We both had secrets, but one of us was fated to get hurt. I wanted it to be me. Pixie: When I was afraid of the dark, he would shine a light in my window. We shared our popsicles and I taught him how to get a good swing on the playground. I never imagined I'd have to decide who got to live and who didn't. I chose him --and he could never know. She walked a tightrope five stories up just to save my life…

I had the perfect friends, the perfect family. The perfect everything. We were a greeting card you wanted to frame. And then he showed up on our doorstep looking like the aftermath of a rock concert, claiming to be my adopted brother's half-brother. Sounds like trouble, right? He looked like trouble. Hell, his name defined trouble. Ruffian had bad news and heartbreak written all over him. But knowing he would break my heart didn't stop me from falling.

I'm just a girl, standing here, falling in love with my best friend's older brother. Totally kidding. I've always been in love with Austin Burathon. Effortlessly cool. Wears nail polish. Flirts with everyone. When he rescues me in the middle of the night, I see a side of his life that I never knew about. I thought he had what I didn't. Perfect homelife. Supportive parents. And he does, but he's fighting a war in his apartment. Austin's ex-boyfriend, Endgame, takes gaslighting seriously and thinks it defines love. Plus, he's refusing to move out. Endgame wears pink when he plans on breaking Austin's heart – and he does it often! He may wear pink, but he has me seeing red. I'm going to protect Austin, any way I can. I'll do it over and over again, even if it means risking my own heart.