Kingsley Academy Series by Lisa Helen Gray

My entire world was turned upside down the day my mum died. I feared what my life would become when an aunt I never knew about came swooping in and threw me into the unknown. She was rich. I couldn’t even afford a pack of gum. We were complete opposites, yet I wanted a fresh start in life, and she was promising to give me that. I just had to live with her for a year, until I graduated college. However, from the very first day it became clear that I was completely out of my depth... moreMy entire world was turned upside down the day my mum died. I feared what my life would become when an aunt I never knew about came swooping in and threw me into the unknown. She was rich. I couldn’t even afford a pack of gum. We were complete opposites, yet I wanted a fresh start in life, and she was promising to give me that. I just had to live with her for a year, until I graduated college. However, from the very first day it became clear that I was completely out of my depth. It was a deal I couldn’t pass up, not if I wanted to stay off the streets until I could find a job to support myself. Everyone at Kingsley Academy was in a league of their own. The girls were high-class, yet as fake as Barbie dolls, and the boys were handsome with that appealing bad boy edge. Especially Kaiden Kingsley. He was charismatic, athletic, and sexy as hell. He also hated me so much he was willing to do anything to send me back to where I came from. And I didn’t even know why. He was cold, cruel and twisted in a way I could never compete with, yet I found myself gravitating towards him. Secrets, lies and deceit. Everyone reeked of it. I wanted answers—needed them. Before my mum died, I thought I knew everything about her. It turns out, I didn’t know her at all. There’s a reason she left all this behind; a reason why Kaiden and his elite group are on a mission to punish me. And I’m going to find out. WARNING: Strong content that may be a trigger to some readers. less

Not all love stories end with a happily ever after. Life isn’t hearts and roses. It’s permeated with lies, deceit and corruption. My story started with a father too enamoured by the power wealth gave him. A father in a constant pursuit for supremacy. There began the treacherous tale of how I came to meet Ivy Monroe, the daughter of the woman I’d sworn to destroy. I hated her before I met her, wanted to shred the ground she walked on and make her wish she had never been born... moreNot all love stories end with a happily ever after. Life isn’t hearts and roses. It’s permeated with lies, deceit and corruption. My story started with a father too enamoured by the power wealth gave him. A father in a constant pursuit for supremacy. There began the treacherous tale of how I came to meet Ivy Monroe, the daughter of the woman I’d sworn to destroy. I hated her before I met her, wanted to shred the ground she walked on and make her wish she had never been born. But I hadn’t been prepared. She’d stormed her way into our lives, got so far under my skin I forgot all about my plan. Instead, I’d let her in, offered her parts of myself I had never allowed another soul to even glimpse. I took my eye off the ball. Now, the sky is descending upon me, shattering my world into a thousand pieces. I have a new promise to fulfil: find out the truth and protect her. Blood will be shed. Lives will be ruined. And I will get what I want. I’m Kaiden Kingsley, and this is how my story ends. Book two and the conclusion of Ivy and Kaiden's story. WARNING: STRONG CONTENT less