From Book 1, Beneath the Lies:
I’m not punishing you. I’m protecting you.
Colson
After my addict mother steals most of my savings, I move into my cousin’s college apartment, knowing it’ll keep everyone out of my business with Harrison Height’s most known drug dealer.
However when I stumble into the wrong bathroom during a party, it doesn’t take me long to realize that Violet is all the good I’ve never had in my life. As much as wanting her consumes me, I can’t let myself have her. Not when I’m buried beneath a life that would show her just how much we don’t belong.
Violet
After the worst summer of my life, I return to Chatham U closed off. My focus is on my classes, my job at the daycare, and trying my best to ignore how my friends and I are growing apart.
Then there’s the new guy in our friend group who I’m drawn to despite our unconventional meeting. He’s gorgeous, mysterious, and…completely closed off.
Somehow he sees more than I want him to. It’s obvious he’s hiding something, but I also know that whatever it is, he needs me. Maybe more than I need him.
Beneath the Lies is a full-length new adult, college romance with hints of corruption, binge-worthy drama, and slow burn angst. It is the first book in the Complicated Truths Duet. Recommended for 18+. TW: Corruption, drug use/addiction, sexually explicit scenes, strong language, violence (incl. body mutilation).
From Book 2, Above the Truths:
Colson
The pain of losing someone is far worse than I imagined. My grief barely waits for me to say goodbye before it pummels me to the ground. It’s raw and relentless, and it turns me into an entirely different person.
I become my own worst enemy as my world collapses like a house of cards. It doesn't take long to get buried so deep beneath the rubble that I can barely breathe. By the time I’m finally able to come up for air, I’m too late. Because Mom is dead, and I just might be, too.
Violet
Colson is unrecognizable after his mom overdoses, a man who lets desolation and anger run the show. Mind-numbing kisses disappear, replaced with callous words that peck our hearts to pieces. I’m stuck between fighting for myself and letting my love for him win.
But then, secrets and choices he kept in the dark come to light. Buried beneath the lies of a tumultuous past, he rises above and spears me with his truths. I know our love can withstand any punch, but I’m beginning to wonder if this will be the one that lands the final blow.
Above the Truths is a full-length new adult, college romance with hints of underground fighting, binge-worthy family betrayals + secrets, and slow burn angst. It is the second and FINAL book in the Complicated Truths Duet and finishes with a HEA. Recommended for 18+. TW: Death/grief, drug use, sexually explicit scenes, anxiety/panic attacks, strong language, violence.
