FU Series by Mackenzie Lane, R. Linda

My life isn’t exactly easy. My dad has anger issues, and my mom drinks too much. When I’m at home, I spend most of my time locked in my room, trying to avoid the toxic environment.I have two things that help me escape. My art, and Colt— our college basketball teams best shooting guard and my best friend with the emotional depth of a tree. He cares for nothing but basketball, his dad…and me.We’ve been best friends for years... moreMy life isn’t exactly easy. My dad has anger issues, and my mom drinks too much. When I’m at home, I spend most of my time locked in my room, trying to avoid the toxic environment.I have two things that help me escape. My art, and Colt— our college basketball teams best shooting guard and my best friend with the emotional depth of a tree. He cares for nothing but basketball, his dad…and me.We’ve been best friends for years. If he’s not climbing through my bedroom window at night, I’m climbing through his. It’s a habit that started the day his mom died, and we haven’t spent a night apart since.But we’re just friends. Nothing more.Our dating relationships are equally disastrous. Colt’s tendency to say inappropriate things, and my inability to trust makes dating other people hard and exhausting.The truth is there’s only one person I trust, one person I’m comfortable with. And that’s Colt. No one else. He’s been my first everything.My first friend. My first hug. My first date. My first kiss.But then the lines blur and we become more than friends. Will I find my happily ever after…or will I lose my best friend? less

Crew was my best friend. My childhood sweetheart. The man I wanted to grow old with, but he had other plans.He left when I needed him most. Leaving me broken and scrambling to pick up the pieces while he moved on.Now years later our paths have crossed again. He’s on the university's basketball team, on the path to going pro and I’m held together by duct tape and those little white pills my boyfriend loves to feed me.They hide the pain and keep my secret... moreCrew was my best friend. My childhood sweetheart. The man I wanted to grow old with, but he had other plans.He left when I needed him most. Leaving me broken and scrambling to pick up the pieces while he moved on.Now years later our paths have crossed again. He’s on the university's basketball team, on the path to going pro and I’m held together by duct tape and those little white pills my boyfriend loves to feed me.They hide the pain and keep my secret. The secret I can’t ever tell Crew no matter how much he tries to insert himself back into my life.But I can’t deny the pull, the lingering bond between us. I’m tethered to him whether I want to be or not and it’s getting harder to fight with every secret phone call, every whispered word, and forbidden kiss. I’m on the verge of breaking and I don’t know who will save me this time.**This book contains content that some readers may find triggering. For a full list of the possible triggers within this story, please refer to this page: https://www.writerlustpublishing.com/mackenzie-lane-trigger-warnings less