Beneath the Stars (Sugarlake, 1)

Beneath the Stars (Sugarlake, 1)From #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily McIntire comes an angsty second chance romance and the first interconnected standalone in the Sugarlake series. Alina Carson meets Chase Adams when she's eleven years old, after he moves in down the street carrying nothing but a chip on his shoulder and dimples in his cheeks. Immediately she falls, loving him before she even knows what loving is. But becoming best friends with Chase's little sister means

Until he sees me shatter

and pretending they're head-over-heels in love…and engaged

The gods have decided to battle the God Killer

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and richly developed world-building

the useless heart of the ruthless thief and shameless villain she fell for

the tattooed track coach

His boss's daughter becomes the one thing keeping him afloat

like his patience

fake-dating

He's set on capturing her heart

and possibly the only one who can save Vaughn's business―and him