Heart of Thorns (Shadow Valley U #2)
S. Massery, S.J. Sylvis
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
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Explicit open door [?]
· 46 ratings · 356 pages · Published: 24 Dec 2024
My richer-than-sin parents have a different goal.
Their plan is for me to score a trophy wife whose trust fund can hold its own against mine, then join the family empire after graduation. The latter half of that plan means giving up my dream of professional football. The first part means sitting through excruciating dates with girls who already have their wedding vows written.
In an attempt to free myself from one of my perpetual nightmares, I announce that I’m already in a serious, long-term relationship.
Which is a great excuse to get out of a date–if it were true.
To save the lie, I talk the intriguing campus black cat, Briar Hart, into pretending to be my girlfriend. She has a prickly heart, and she’s made it clear that she hates jocks.
But after I offer her something she can’t refuse, we’re suddenly faking our happily-ever-after to everyone.
If I’m not careful, I may start to believe it too.
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Tagged as:
- sports 8
- hockey 8
- contemporary 8
- college 7
- football 7
- angst 7
- grumpy & sunshine 7
- m-f romance 7
- fake relationship 6
- disabilities & scars 6
- grumpy/ice queen 6
- athlete heroine 6
- rich hero 6
- athlete hero 6
- enemies to lovers 5
- class difference 5
- caretaking 5
- hurt/comfort 5
- slow burn 5
- tortured hero 5
- independent heroine 4
- take-charge heroine 4
- possessive hero 4
- suspense 3
- new adult 2
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- praise kink 2
- childfree 2
- young adult 1
- height difference 1
- arranged/forced marriage 1
- insta-love 1
- cheating 1
- sassy heroine 1
- competent heroine 1
- tortured heroine 1
- alpha male 1
- sunny/happy hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental trauma 6
- past child abuse 5
- mental illness 3
- misogyny 1
- slut shaming 1
- suicide / ideation 1
- geography
- north america 2
- usa 2
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 8
- first person pov 4
- male pov 2
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The 'Shadow Valley U' series
3.95 · 175 ratings
dual-pov · first-person-pov · from hate to love · new adult · sports · m-f · audiobook · contemporary · hockey · athletes · tortured heroine · explicit-open-door · college · slut-shaming · suspense · independent heroine · usa · angst · abduction · past-child-abuse
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