First published 2012
Abby Abernathy arrives at Eastern University determined to reinvent herself. She wears cardigans, avoids alcohol, and keeps her language clean. This good girl act helps her hide a troubled past she wants to forget. Then she meets Travis Maddox, the campus bad boy who fights for money and sleeps with a different woman every night. His lean frame is covered in tattoos, and he charms his way through college life. Abby knows she should stay away from him, but Travis becomes fascinated by her rejection of his advances. He manipulates her into a wager that will force them together. If Travis wins, Abby must move into his apartment for a month. If he loses, he has to stay celibate for thirty days. Abby agrees to the bet, not realizing she has just entered a game that will challenge everything she believes about herself and the new life she is trying to build.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, new-adult, new-adult-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Eastern University
400 pages · Kindle Edition · Atria Books
Content warnings: sexual-content, violence