A mature, young adult, coming-of-age romance novel written in the first-person point of view.Diana portrays a tough exterior but carries the emotional burden of her father’s abandonment and mother’s trauma. She’s used to living with a single parent, struggling financially, and caring for her autistic younger brother. Needless to say, her broken family has left Diana with emotional trauma of her own. She has trust issues and is a little neurotic... moreA mature, young adult, coming-of-age romance novel written in the first-person point of view.Diana portrays a tough exterior but carries the emotional burden of her father’s abandonment and mother’s trauma. She’s used to living with a single parent, struggling financially, and caring for her autistic younger brother. Needless to say, her broken family has left Diana with emotional trauma of her own. She has trust issues and is a little neurotic. She overanalyzes everything and believes to be unlovable or unwanted until she piques the interest of Ace, her three-year crush, Mr. Popular on the school’s basketball team. He introduces her into a world of feelings she never knew existed and begins to believe in love, believing she matters. She gains a new self-confidence, that is, until she gets to know his parents and his best friend. His parents are wealthy and judgmental. The opposite of everything her and her family represent. His best friend, Veronica, is secretly in love with him and is everything she’s not. Will Diana find the conviction she needs to fight for love, to fight for what she wants?Warning: Mature/sensitive content, language, and explicit sexual scenes. Also, this is the first book part of a three book series, therefore, it ends on a cliffhanger. less
