She is sweet and lovely; he is abrasive and harsh. She smiles and giggles like a fairy princess; he sneers and mocks people like a jerk. Her laughter, good-mood and kindness of heart affect everyone and warm you like a mug of hot chocolate with pink marshmallows; his roughness and annoyed glaring, with his caustic words, irk and scare everyone and slap in the face worse than the cold stormy wind. She is bright and pure of heart; he is gloomy and a coward of heart. Apparently.
Until the point Sergey Lebedev must finally confront the person whom he hates the most: himself. He will have to face his resentment for Anatoly Denisov, having to realize if it really is hate and not just anger and envy; the eternal conflicting, strained relationship with his cousin Sasha; the problematic, difficult bond with a very strict father; his own prejudices, and his true feelings for the sweetest and most beautiful girl Sergey has ever met. He knows she needs a real prince, for she is a princess in his eyes, and one day he'll finally decide the time has come to grow up.
Viola Taylor never for once imagined Sergey could be someone she could befriend and be interested in, given his behaviour in school, his hostile attitudes and the way he addresses her: weirdo. Until, due to some circumstances, she sees him outside school, where the sneering mask slowly crumbles away bit after bit, allowing her to discover a completely, surprisingly different Sergey, who can smile at her bizarre stories and help in overcoming her fears and doubts.
A heart-warming, cute, romantic story of love between sweet, innocent yet very intelligent Viola, who believes in fairies and has a heart bigger than her, and the apparently cold and abrasive as sand-paper Sergey, a bully in school in dear need of Viola's magic fairy-dust. An easy journey to their love? No, as there is no effortless journey when you must confront yourself and win over your fears, even if you have wonderful friends and understanding siblings.
Ava has always felt a protective bubble around her, crafted by her older brother Liam and his lifelong best friend, Jake. Growing up in a small town where everyone knows everyone, Ava has navigated life with the knowledge that her brother's friendship with Jake means he's off-limits. But as the years go by, and with a summer reunion bringing them all together, the chemistry between Ava and Jake becomes undeniable.
When flirty banter turns into something deeper, Ava finds herself torn between her burgeoning feelings for Jake and her loyalty to Liam, who has always been fiercely protective of her heart. Just as she begins to explore what could be a passionate romance, a confrontation with her brother reveals old wounds and tensions she never expected.
With Liam's anger and mistrust looming overhead, Ava must decide whether to follow her heart or preserve her family ties. As Jake battles his own feelings and tries to prove he's not the player Liam fears, both friends are forced to confront the truth about their relationship and the risks involved.
Can Ava and Jake navigate their tangled emotions and the complications of friendship, or will their love story come at the cost of everything they hold dear? Dive into this heartfelt tale of first love, loyalty, and the complexities of relationships that explores how far one is willing to go for love-especially when it means risking the most important bonds of all.
(I don't write spicy stories so if that's what you want it's not here :)