Seventeen-year-old Rya thought she had life figured out. High school. College. Growing up. And then her father was forced to take a job across the country. Dropped into Kings River, Texas, it’s not hard to see that the life she had in New Hampshire was gone. Born into gang violence, Romeo Moreno struggles every day to keep himself, and his siblings, away from the lifestyle. But danger bleeds into the streets and it gets harder to keep himself clear of the Kings, a street gang overtaking his city. And his world. They already got his father. And his brother. Even his best friend couldn’t fight off the brutal pull of the Kings. Rya struggles to fit in with a school of kids not interested in doing so. Her twin sister makes it look so easy. But it’s not easy always being on the outside. Romeo knows better than to make ties. Ties get you caught. They make it harder to move. Ties are like quicksand, and he can’t help getting stuck over the new girl. But the Kings won’t take no for an answer. And Rya can’t help falling for the only boy who’s ever made her feel like she belonged. As the violence rises and the stakes deepen, Romeo might lose it all. He’ll need a miracle. Or an angel… The first book in the Impossible Crush Chronicles delivers readers a heart-pounding, tender romance set in the dangerous world of gang life, where everything is at stake… even love. The Impossible Crush Chronicles is a young-adult contemporary romance series by Leeann M. Shane, portraying the magic that can happen when opposites attract, and minds and hearts open to the impossible… Each novel in the Impossible Crush Chronicles are stand-alone novels and can be read in any order since they each feature a new couple to fall in love with. Enjoy!