Gem City Series by Nicole Campbell

Courtney Ross has lived her whole life doing everything by the book. That's gotten her good grades, the title of captain of her team, and the gift of being a nervous wreck most of the time. She will be spending the summer before her senior year with her best friend, Vanessa, in her tiny hometown of Gem City, Ohio. Courtney’s hoping for a chance to breathe and maybe to get a tan. What she doesn’t expect is Ethan Fisher and his guitar... moreCourtney Ross has lived her whole life doing everything by the book. That's gotten her good grades, the title of captain of her team, and the gift of being a nervous wreck most of the time. She will be spending the summer before her senior year with her best friend, Vanessa, in her tiny hometown of Gem City, Ohio. Courtney’s hoping for a chance to breathe and maybe to get a tan. What she doesn’t expect is Ethan Fisher and his guitar. She must answer the age old question, what does come of eating doughnuts with a boy who plays guitar? In her touching debut novel, Nicole Campbell delivers a perfect summer read. Readers will re-live their first relationships (the good, the bad, and the overwhelming), or imagine the spark of what the future might hold in this story full of the type of intensity only found in young love. *Alternate Cover Edition. Original ISBN: 9781514285923* less

Courtney Ross has always done everything by the book. She's a top student, captain of the cheer squad at Scottsdale High School, and a nervous wreck most of the time. For summer vacation before senior year, she finally has a chance to relax: spending the holidays with her best friend Vanessa, in her tiny hometown of Gem City, Ohio. Courtney's hoping for a chance to breathe and relax. What she doesn't expect is Ethan Fisher... moreCourtney Ross has always done everything by the book. She's a top student, captain of the cheer squad at Scottsdale High School, and a nervous wreck most of the time. For summer vacation before senior year, she finally has a chance to relax: spending the holidays with her best friend Vanessa, in her tiny hometown of Gem City, Ohio. Courtney's hoping for a chance to breathe and relax. What she doesn't expect is Ethan Fisher. Courtney knows she's in trouble the minute she sees him holding a guitar at her Welcome Back party, and the more she gets to know him, the more she finds her head spinning. What will this mean for the girl who always plays by the rules? less

Ethan Fisher is kind of a badass. Just ask him. The fact that he plays guitar and sings in a band only fuels the fire of his flirtatious nature. That is, until he meets Courtney Ross: an anxious, pixie-like cheerleader with a vocabulary much larger than his. Things would be perfect - if she didn't live eighteen hundred miles away. Courtney steals his heart, but how long can she keep it?

Luke Miller embraces being a golden boy. He's not even ashamed to admit it. But when he goes home, all of that fades away. His mom doesn't particularly care that he's in the running to be captain of the basketball team, or that his girlfriend is freaking awesome, or even that he made honor roll the previous year. Well, almost made it. He is determined to make sure none of that really matters, because the beginning of junior year is one step closer to being out of Gem City and on his own... moreLuke Miller embraces being a golden boy. He's not even ashamed to admit it. But when he goes home, all of that fades away. His mom doesn't particularly care that he's in the running to be captain of the basketball team, or that his girlfriend is freaking awesome, or even that he made honor roll the previous year. Well, almost made it. He is determined to make sure none of that really matters, because the beginning of junior year is one step closer to being out of Gem City and on his own. Until maybe it isn't. Luke learns that decisions are hard to make when they matter, and even harder when they affect the people he cares about. Longing for the days when a quippy remark and a charming smile solved his problems, Luke has to decide who he can lean on as he is figuring out how to move forward. less