I was shocked to see whose still bewitching eyes had just accidentally met with mine. Giovanni! A boy, a crush, and one fantastic kiss. I thought I'd never see him again. It's the mid-90s on the West Coast. Grunge music, mix tapes, pagers, skateboarding and baggy clothes. Lauren is an ordinarily shy 8th grade girl in 1994 who risks the first move to approach her long time elusive crush, Gio: a gorgeous and mysterious outsider from the very small rural town of Bayfield. But the timing isn't on their side. Fast forward to her junior year-the worst year of her life so far, and Lauren feels anything but confident. Gio reappears unexpectedly. The attraction is as intense as ever and things heat up fast. However, trouble is always close behind them. His school life is a disaster, and he is keeping a secret he won't share, but it's what Lauren keeps from him that really threatens to tear their young romance apart. Awards: 🥇 1st place The Platinum Awards 🥈 2nd place The Azure Awards 2022 🥉 3rd place The Pink Cloud Awards 🥉 3rd place The Megawatt Book Awards 2022 Honorable Mention in the Punk Rock Awards 2023 The Fate of Our Hearts - 2022 Top Rankings in 2022 #2 in #90s (7K stories)
48 parts