Part of Boys of Avix
First published 2022
Arianna Johnson spends her final summer before college dreaming about Chase, her brother's best friend who has occupied her thoughts for years. She plans to tell him how she feels when they all head to college together. This is her moment to finally reveal that he's the one she's always loved. But Chase rejects her, leaving Arianna's heart broken just as her new life begins. Enter Noah Riley, the star quarterback who becomes her friend when she needs it most. Noah wants more than friendship from the start, and he's willing to fight for what he believes they both feel. As tragedy tests them and Arianna struggles to understand her own emotions, Noah refuses to give up. The question becomes whether first love truly lasts forever, or if Arianna's heart can heal and find something new with the boy who wants to put it back together.
Genres: romance, coming-of-age, contemporary, young-adult, contemporary-romance, new-adult-romance
Vibes: bittersweet, emotional, heartfelt, introspective, romantic
Tropes: friends-to-lovers, healing-journey, love-triangle, second-chance-romance
Setting: college
544 pages · Paperback · Bloom Books
Content warnings: death