Carmel Rhodes

The summer after senior year was supposed to be the best summer of my life.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ It was supposed to be full of adventure and self-discovery and making love under the stars.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ It was supposed to be about losing myself and finding my way.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Only, it wasn’t supposed to start like this.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ I wasn’t supposed to go to that party.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ He wasn’t supposed to notice me.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ The hot jock with the trust fund and chip on his shoulder.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ My ex-boyfriend’s half-brother.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Noah Tedesco is so far out of my league he might as well be playing a different game.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Noah wasn’t supposed to look twice at a girl like me, but he did.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Now that I’m on his radar, my life will never be the same.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Truly is a dark, coming of age romance that explores themes like NON-CON DUB-CON, and happily ever after.

My heart doesn’t beat, it ticks. It’s been that way since I was sixteen years old and I caught my sister in bed with my boyfriend. I gave my heart to a boy who didn’t deserve it, then spent the next few years indulging in hard drugs and even harder sex. Life is easier when you don’t get attached. Casual. No commitments. That’s the rule. At least it was before he came along. Cash Davidson is the tattooed prince who walked into the restaurant where I work and turned my life upside down. He is everything I never knew I needed. There’s just one problem Tick. Tick. Tick. He’s my best friend’s dad.Boom.