Sorority Rejects Series by Lisette Blythe

Gloria H. Johnson has done everything that she was ordered to do by her parents since childhood. For her professor parents, nothing else mattered except her future academic career. As a result of their dogmatic thinking, Glory is unsure how to navigate the real world of friendships, or even how to present herself physically in the best possible light.Enter the Zulus... moreGloria H. Johnson has done everything that she was ordered to do by her parents since childhood. For her professor parents, nothing else mattered except her future academic career. As a result of their dogmatic thinking, Glory is unsure how to navigate the real world of friendships, or even how to present herself physically in the best possible light.Enter the Zulus.Zeta Upsilon Lambda Upsilon seems like the ideal sorority for Glory to get her heart’s desire, friendship, fashion, and maybe even fun. She’d learn how to present herself with poise and grace. She’d have instant friends as well as people to help her dress herself.When disaster strikes during her pledge week, Gloria is offered a unique opportunity. Help a star football player with his class work and get assistance to become the optimal candidate for the next pledging season.It seemed like a no brainer for the resident genius to coach him up a couple grade levels.Except Tala Brown’s study skills?Non-existent.His grades?Not the best.But he was a hard worker and an innovative thinker, and she could work with that.However, falling for Tala wasn’t part of the plan at all. Neither was the fact that he seemed to like her back. Could she come through this mess with her heart, sanity, and dream wardrobe intact? less

Moira “Mayday” Flowers has spent most of her life doing exactly what she pleases; she’s learned that happiness has a time limit. She’s never worried about the thoughts of others. Recently though, she’s learned that her actions have consequences for more than just herself. Guilt for getting her new best friend, Gloria knocked out of pledging a sorority during their freshman year has continued to haunt her... moreMoira “Mayday” Flowers has spent most of her life doing exactly what she pleases; she’s learned that happiness has a time limit. She’s never worried about the thoughts of others. Recently though, she’s learned that her actions have consequences for more than just herself. Guilt for getting her new best friend, Gloria knocked out of pledging a sorority during their freshman year has continued to haunt her.Sophomore year dawns bright and new things are on the horizon such as the change in her living arrangements, but one thing remains the same. Mayday is a living breathing gremlin of chaos.A chance meeting (and trademark vomiting) brings her into the orbit of one William Cagney, Silver Leaf Basketball player and extreme perfectionist.It’s hatred at first upchuck, but chance is constantly putting them together. Can Will get Moira to call him by his correct name? Will Moira let go of her preconceived notions of her life, allowing her to live less chaotically? less

Nadine Jefferson is singularly focused on one goal at Silver Leaf University. Get her degree. After graduation, all she wants is to move home to her beloved Michigan to spend as much time as possible with her chronically ill mother. Along with Wren, her new ride-or-die-friend along for the adventure, they attempted to have a Black college experience even at a PWI by joining the Nubians sorority their freshman year but the things the Nubians required from her, she absolutely could not do... moreNadine Jefferson is singularly focused on one goal at Silver Leaf University. Get her degree. After graduation, all she wants is to move home to her beloved Michigan to spend as much time as possible with her chronically ill mother. Along with Wren, her new ride-or-die-friend along for the adventure, they attempted to have a Black college experience even at a PWI by joining the Nubians sorority their freshman year but the things the Nubians required from her, she absolutely could not do. Not even for sisterhood. Now, towards the end of her junior year, as her friends are slowly coupling up, Nadine realizes what she really wanted was the experience of being loved. Life looks so much better as part of a duo as proven by her friends, Glory and Moira. After reluctantly agreeing to be set up by her football friends, Bear and Tala, Nads finds herself enmeshed in a relationship with a boy she’s not even sure she even likes but the sex clouds her mind and judgement. On top of all of that, she is forced into a choir partnership with a musically deficient, Kevin Jeong, who is seemingly trying to be more than her singing partner. Will Nadine be able to cast off a relationship that doesn’t seem to fit? Will her heart stop beating fast when she hears Kevin’s voice? Will she be able to keep Kevin’s weird ass lovesick brother away from her best friend and roommate? less

Before Wren “Birdie” James came to Silver Leaf she had two great loves, family and photography. After arriving on campus, those loves grew to include new friends, Nadine, Glory, Moira, and their boyfriends. After a lifetime of feeling rooted to family and one place, she wants the freedom to travel the world as a photog; taking amazing pictures while using her nursing license to supplement her funds, if needed... moreBefore Wren “Birdie” James came to Silver Leaf she had two great loves, family and photography. After arriving on campus, those loves grew to include new friends, Nadine, Glory, Moira, and their boyfriends. After a lifetime of feeling rooted to family and one place, she wants the freedom to travel the world as a photog; taking amazing pictures while using her nursing license to supplement her funds, if needed. In her final semester of college, Birdie is struggling to say goodbye to her friends who have become family, as well as the life she always knew with her aunt. Drew Jeong claimed to love her from the moment they first met, but how could she not be suspicious of this statement. Who falls in love at first sight? Though their relationship is mostly okay, she is suspicious of his assistant, Rochelle, who seems to swoop in to disturb their peace at the most inopportune times. She is also having difficulty with the fact that her plans to rough it around the world are being waylaid by one snobby e-gamer who won’t sleep in anything less than a five-star hotel. The last thing she ever wanted was to leave university in love with a man who butchers her nickname. Can Wren take the journey that she always dreamed of? Can she keep her family intact? Can she convince Andrew she’s not really from Lithuania? less