Nelson High Raiders

She's the last person he has time for, but Finn's never been able to turn his back on someone in trouble. Can the kind-hearted offensive lineman be won over by Nelson High's party girl?It's nearly spring break. Mack is leaving for New Zealand to win back his girl, and he asks Finn (Tank) to do him a favor-keep an eye on his little sister, Layla. Finn has his reservations about the party girl, but he isn't about to let one of his best friends down, so he agrees. Unfortunately for him, he has no idea what he's getting into … or the effect this dynamic beauty will have on him.Layla likes to party. It's the only sure-fire medicine for helping her forget the fact that her father's dead and a new guy has taken his place. But when she's drunk, Layla has a big mouth … and the wrong friends. Unable to remember what she's been up to at her various parties, Layla falls into a nasty trap.With Mack gone, she's forced to turn to someone who's always kept his distance, a good guy who has never had time for her partying ways. Letting Finn in on her dark and dirty secrets is something she never planned to do, but his tender strength and quiet protection draws it out of her, creating a bond between them that neither saw coming … and a whirlwind of problems that they'll only survive if they stick together.

Blackstone audio exclusive: new foreword by football trailblazer Shannon Eastin, the NFL's first lady ref!She's a tomboy with a crush. He's her best friend with a secret. Will either of them have the guts to admit they're falling for each other?Tyler has always been known as Nelson High's goofy clown, the guy with the big mouth. But there's something people don't know: he's tired of being in the shadows of his Raiders' buddies, and he's ready to do whatever it takes to get the most popular girl in school to notice him: Roxanne Carmichael.Sammy is just one of the guys, known for her mad boarding skills and her razor-sharp wit. But she has a secret, too-a crush on her best friend. It's a relationship she's not willing to risk damaging by getting all romantic about it.When Tyler asks for Sammy's help, she's stoked to be able to spend a little one-on-one time with him. Their secret mission will bring them closer together … until she realizes what he's really after-her sister, Roxanne. Tired of being in the shadows herself, Sammy sets out on a mission of her own: to prove that she's the Carmichael girl Tyler really wants. But the secrets and lies she discovers as she embarks on her quest could tear her relationship with Tyler to shreds, and Sammy must decide which lies are worth exposing and how much damage the truth will cause.

Can the quirkiest girl in school win over the coolest guy on the football team? This is it-Tori's senior year. Her last chance to leave Nelson High without a bucketload of regrets. Number one priority-get Colt to fall in love with her. So what if he's the Raider's number one playmaker? So what if he's so far out of her league the idea of them together would rupture the school's social order? She has to try, before it's too late. She's come up with the perfect excuse to spend more time with him. All Colt has to do is think he's helping her win over one of his teammates, and in the process he'll fall madly in love with her. Or will he? Colt wants one thing: to play football after high school. But his grades are tanking and his dreams of playing college ball are fading … fast. He doesn't really have time to waste helping out Tori, but they were friends in middle-school and he just can't turn her down. Besides, how hard can it be to get one of his teammates to notice her? He'll help her out, and then he'll focus on what's really important: football … assuming he can stop thinking about the last girl who could ever steal his heart.

He's never wanted a girl more, but she's not the type to fall for a star quarterback. Can the popular jock win over this feisty new exchange student? Mack is hot, popular, and used to getting exactly what he wants … until he sets his sights on the new exchange student from New Zealand. He's never been one for love at first sight, but this chick has him feeling things he never knew existed within him, and in spite of her feisty rejections, he's determined to get to know her. Kaija did not escape her New Zealand high school only to be dragged into the popular crowd at Nelson High. She's on the run from a past she wants to forget, and the attention of the gorgeous quarterback is not helping. Can she resist his pulling power and keep her secret safe? Or will the dynamic football captain unearth the truth and make her fall harder than she ever has before?