Crossing the Line

Nerdy Paisley has been attracted to gorgeous billionaire Hercules Lord since high school, but she’s accepted that they’ll never be more than friends — until a chance encounter changes everything.

He calls me PG, and my heart skips a beat.

Nobody calls me that but Hercules Lord, a boy, now a man, I've had a crush on since high school.

We could never be together. A romance between us is strictly forbidden. The Lords are old money, and my family, the Groves, are new money—and the Groves and the Lords despise each other. The rivalry between our families has existed long before either of us was born. It's deep enough to create an invisible line in the sand that we never dared to cross.

But that's never stopped us from staring at each other from across crowded classrooms and hallways. And we've always been friendly.

Oh… There was that one night seven years ago. I bet Hercules doesn't know that he's my first.

Yet here we are again, gazing into each other's eyes.

But tonight feels different.

We've grown up.

Our desire for each other wants to explode with unbridled passion.

But truly… What will happen if we cross the line?

Because one night could shatter the rules.

But one kiss might start a war.