Bliss by Cristal Pierre

EVA: College is meant to be fun, right? That’s what I was told, anyway. Drinking, partying, making friends for life…well, maybe for everyone else. I found myself dating Alex, golden boy of the local frat scene, the guy every girl seems to want. He’s handsome, charming, possessive, jealous…and now, the relationship is turning poisonous and I can’t seem to find a way out. My only escape is to my mum’s place, where she’s still struggling to get over the death of my beloved father. But even she’s distracted as she’s started dating once again, and I know I can’t worry her with my problems. When her new boyfriend invites the two of us up to his cabin for the weekend, I’m looking forward to putting some space between Alex and I. Instead, I found myself spending more time than I intended with Mom’s boyfriend’s son, David. He’s caring, gorgeous, and studying to be a doctor- and he can see clearly the pain I’m trying to cover up. As much as I try to throw him off the scent, I know he wants to help me- and to my surprise, I want to let him…

DAVID: It’s good to get away once in a while, especially after the few months I’ve been having. But the last thing I expected when my Dad invited me away with his new girlfriend was to fall for her daughter… I’ve never met anyone like Eva before. She’s smart, stunning, and sweet- everything I’ve ever wanted in a partner. I thought that the fact she might one day be my stepsister was the biggest thing keeping us apart, until I found out about her asshole boyfriend. We all have our secrets, but this one is tearing her apart- and I can’t stand by and let it happen. But I know that I’m not perfect either- everyone around me has done a great job of reminding me of that after I was forced to make a painful decision at work. Eva makes me feel like a good person again, and I want to find some way to fix things for her. But I have no idea just how twisted things are going to get as Eva finally lets me into her life-and how hard I’m going to have to fight to keep her safe…