But when his pretty, do-good neighbor witnesses his step-dad beat him to within an inch of his life, and not only call the cops, but keeps quiet at school about what she saw, Reid wonders if maybe, just maybe, he’s found someone he can finally trust. Growing up with a co-dependent mother and an abusive alcoholic father, Reid has endured all the disappointment he can stomach. Opening up, and letting people in gives them the power to disappoint. Lying about the bruises her boyfriend gives her, and cowering beneath his raging temper becomes a regular way of life until she unwittingly witnesses her drunken neighbor beating his step-son, the town bad boy, Reid Tate. But Livvie’s seemingly perfect life is anything but. At least, that’s the illusion she’s aiming for. With her freakishly hot boyfriend, volunteer work at the local animal shelter, successful beauty channel on YouTube, and well-earned spot on X Factor Cheer’s elite level five Diamond Girl team, Livvie’s the girl every other girl wants to be. Perception is everything to sixteen-year-old Olivia Brown. Okay so I didn’t actually cry but you know what I mean. The character are well developed and you will find yourself fall into the story. And when the party scene at school threatens the life of a loved one, the two stop at nothing to keep the past from repeating itself. Haunted by their bloody pasts and wary of a shared future, Nev and Bodie turn to one another for comfort and support, and realize they’re not so alone after all.

Critically injured in an alcohol related accident the year before, Bodie struggles with the fact that he’ll never play football again, and he’s so far behind in credits he can’t see straight. Bodie Scott knows about grief all too well. Not after what happened the night her father died. But Nev feels she doesn’t deserve to be happy. So when her aunt pushes her into joining the elite X-FACTOR cheer leading squad, Navaeh goes along with it. Her friend’s jerky boyfriend keeps asking her out, the guy she likes treats her like garbage, and the thought of tumbling again makes her want to hurl. Her plan to lay low at her new high school isn’t working. Nevaeh Evan’s life is uprooted after her father’s death, when she moves in with her aunt and cousin, Livvie.

Ex-Factor by Elisa Dane