Pretty Reckless

Pretty Reckless, an all-new standalone high school, bully romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is available now!

We were supposed to be best friends

But turned out to be worst enemies…

Penn

They say revenge is a dish best served cold.

I’d had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me, and now my heart is completely iced.

I took her first kiss.

She took the only thing I loved.

I was poor.

She was rich.

The good thing about circumstances? They can change. Fast.

Now, I’m her parents’ latest shiny project.

Her housemate. Her tormentor. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much.

Yeah, baby girl, say it—I’m your foster brother.

There’s a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life, and she’s about to shell out some serious tears.

Daria Followhill thinks she is THE queen. I’m about to prove to her that she’s nothing but a spoiled princess.

Daria

Everyone loves a good-old, unapologetic punk.

But being a bitch? Oh, you get slammed for every snarky comment, cynical eye roll, and foot you put in your adversaries’ way.

The thing about stiletto heels is that they make a hell of a dent when you walk all over the people who try to hurt you.

In Penn Scully’s case, I pierced his heart until he bled out, then left it in a trash can on a bright summer day.

Four years ago, he asked me to save all of my firsts for him.

Now he lives across the hall, and there’s nothing I want more than to be his last everything.

His parting words when he gave me his heart were that nothing in this world is free.

Now? Now he is making me pay.

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What a book this was. Ive been looking forward to this for so long. The HotHoles is one of my favourite series ever so to get there kids is super exciting. If they are even a bit like there parents they are going to be so bad ass. 

The kids from All Saints High are not normal kids there parents are rich and there kids are spoiled brats will most of them. Daria Followhill is one of them though. She is known as the Queen Bee in school and no would dare knock her down. She has this wall built that no one can get past. She doesn't let anyone in or get to near. Everyone thinks her life is perfect that she has everything but there so wrong so very wrong. Life get even worst when Penn Scully comes back to haunt her. Just is name gives her a shiver. 

Penn Scully hasn't had a easy life but he is a tough guy never really moans about his life. Until one night things turn to crap. After this he turns a bit harder and there is one person to thank for that and it's Daria Followhill. The only way to make him feel that but better is to make her pay for what she did. But he just didn't think that revenge could to turn into something that he has experienced before love. 

Daria and Penn's story is not smooth at all it's a total mess from the start. It was never goin to be hearts and roses. Things were mean and done to spite each other. Then things got a lil complicated when they were around each other more and they both had revenge on there minds but things got a lil messy then they both started to like what was happening. The things they were doin weren't to mess with each they started to enjoy things they shouldn't which just make the game a lot more fun. 

This is the first book from the Hothole kids. Daria is the older daughter of Jamie and Melody from Defy. This book was brilliant from the very start I couldn't put it down the story was so addictive. After seeing a few teaser of the book I knew I was goin to enjoy these 2 characters but I didn't think I would enjoy them just had much has there parents books. Daria is a brilliant character and I really luv her. My heart went out to her in parts I know is very sassy, bold, horrible at times but there is a vulnerable side to her. Not many people see it and in part I don't think she deserves what she went through. I know loads of people are saying yes she did but I don't think she did. I'm some ways she is misunderstood and people were just has bad to her as she was to them. Penn is amazing to this guy is hot it's one thing this author knows well and it's hot heroes. Penn goes through so many mixed emotions through out this book. Like Daria my head goes out to him to. They come from different back grounds but suit each other so well. The chemistry between them from the start is so hot it's crazy. 

I would highly recommend this book the story is sexy, angst, emotional and addictive. I could go on about this book for ages. I m a bit fan of this author and have been from the very start. But her books just keep getting better and better. I'm really looking forward to more of this series. I just know it's going to be amazing if it anything like this book.

EXCERPT

“I don’t want you transferring into my school,” I hiss out. Melody would gladly file a transfer request, and Principal Prichard would salivate over the chance to snatch him up for our football team.

“That won’t be a problem. You guys suck so much ass, you have shit-breath.”

“Still smells better than poverty. You’re poor, right? Your sister was just bullshitting about being rich.”

When someone hits me with a stick, I run over them with a tank. I’m so mean to him I want to throw up. I hate this part of being me. The striking harder at all costs part.

“Just to make things clear.” I put the brush down, batting my lashes. “You’re not my step-sibling, foster brother, or a part of the family. You’re a stray dog. Last of the litter, most unlikely to be adopted, and a charity case.”

Penn takes a step toward me, and my heart is fighting its way out of my ribcage. The closer he gets, the more I realize that my heart might succeed. Penn’s eyes remind me of a snake’s. Mesmerizing, but inhuman altogether. They weren’t like that before.

His scent messes with my head. I want to reach out and caress his face. Kiss his wounds better. Beg for forgiveness. Curse him. Push him away. Cry on his shoulder for what we’ve done. For how it ended. For what we became afterwards, because I’m full of crap and he is totally empty.

We ruined ourselves the day of our first kiss.

Penn looks down at me. Time stops. It feels like the world is losing gravity, falling into a bottomless depth in space when he clasps my chin with his thumb and finger, lifting my head up. I can’t breathe. I’m not sure I want to, either. My towel drops to the floor with a thud, even though I secured it over my chest. I realize that he tugged at it intentionally. I’m naked. My body, my soul, my heart. All my walls are down. Somewhere in my head, a red alarm blasts and my inhibitions are getting armed, ready to fight back. I’m trying to decode his expression. He is amused, irritated, and…playful? The mixture of emotions doesn’t make any sense.

“Mess with me, Followhill, and I will ruin you.”

“Not if I ruin you first.”

About LJ Shen:

L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.

Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets people's’ birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.

She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.



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