Just For Show
Some deals are made to be broken. Some hearts are broken along the way. Y/N has her life at Briar University mostly figured out. Between her music classes, late-night rehearsals, close friendships, and a crush she’s been trying desperately to get noticed by, she has enough on her plate. The last person she needs complicating things is Garrett Graham. Briar’s star hockey captain is everything Y/N usually avoids: arrogant, ridiculously attractive, overly confident, and far too accustomed to getting whatever he wants. But when Garrett’s failing philosophy grade threatens his hockey career, he discovers Y/N is the one person who can help him. And he isn’t above making a deal to get what he needs. She’ll tutor him. He’ll help her catch the attention of the guy she’s been crushing on. Simple enough. No feelings, no complications, and absolutely no falling for each other. Except Garrett Graham is surprisingly difficult to ignore. Behind the cocky grin and hockey-player reputation is a guy carrying more than anyone realizes. And beneath Y/N’s independent exterior is a girl still learning how to trust, love, and let someone get close enough to see the parts of herself she keeps hidden. Between crowded hockey arenas, college parties, late-night study sessions, stolen kisses, and conversations that last until sunrise, their arrangement begins to feel less like a deal and more like something neither of them knows how to walk away from. But when old wounds resurface, family expectations become impossible to ignore, and feelings get tangled in an agreement that was never supposed to be real, Y/N and Garrett must decide whether what they’ve found is worth risking everything. Because falling in love wasn’t part of the arrangement. And sometimes the biggest risk isn’t losing the game. It’s letting someone into your heart. One deal. Two people. No rules for falling in love.
Just For Show
Some deals are made to be broken. Some hearts are broken along the way. Y/N has her life at Briar University mostly figured out. Between her music classes, late-night rehearsals, close friendships, and a crush she’s been trying desperately to get noticed by, she has enough on her plate. The last person she needs complicating things is Garrett Graham. Briar’s star hockey captain is everything Y/N usually avoids: arrogant, ridiculously attractive, overly confident, and far too accustomed to getting whatever he wants. But when Garrett’s failing philosophy grade threatens his hockey career, he discovers Y/N is the one person who can help him. And he isn’t above making a deal to get what he needs. She’ll tutor him. He’ll help her catch the attention of the guy she’s been crushing on. Simple enough. No feelings, no complications, and absolutely no falling for each other. Except Garrett Graham is surprisingly difficult to ignore. Behind the cocky grin and hockey-player reputation is a guy carrying more than anyone realizes. And beneath Y/N’s independent exterior is a girl still learning how to trust, love, and let someone get close enough to see the parts of herself she keeps hidden. Between crowded hockey arenas, college parties, late-night study sessions, stolen kisses, and conversations that last until sunrise, their arrangement begins to feel less like a deal and more like something neither of them knows how to walk away from. But when old wounds resurface, family expectations become impossible to ignore, and feelings get tangled in an agreement that was never supposed to be real, Y/N and Garrett must decide whether what they’ve found is worth risking everything. Because falling in love wasn’t part of the arrangement. And sometimes the biggest risk isn’t losing the game. It’s letting someone into your heart. One deal. Two people. No rules for falling in love.