Why Stars Chase the Sun by C.R. Ellis

JADE
Twenty-four hours.A no-strings-attached adventure with the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen—this was my alcohol-slash-lust-fueled proposal, and given before I could consider the potential ramifications. While his looks alone are enough to make a girl swoon, it’s the rest of him—a perfect balance of mysterious, sweet, and effortlessly charming—that draws me in. Through his cryptic comments and half-answers, he’s quickly become an enigma I’m determined to solve.One way or another, this adventure promises to snap the stagnant, lackluster pattern my love life has been locked in lately.Is it naive and a little reckless to think this won’t blow up in my face? Probably.But the bigger question is the only one I need to answer…Is the chance to soar among the stars worth the risk of being burned when the sun eventually rises?

EMMETT
Love is a mistake I won’t make again.My rules are simple. Keep things surface-deep. Don’t make plans. And never, ever get attached.One look at her is all it takes for me to break my first rule.One conversation with her is all it takes for me to question everything.Which means accepting her proposal is bound to be a mistake.She has no idea who I am or what kind of demons I live with, so I tell myself there’s no harm in spending one day with her. But the more I lose myself in her, the more she brings me out of the darkness and into her light, the harder it’ll be to let her go.When reality comes crashing down on us in the worst way possible, I have to decide between walking away…or risking everything for the woman who breaks all of my rules.