Love Me Please

Risking it all...Colton should be like every other seventeen-year-old, hanging out with friends, procrastinating on homework, and dreaming about which colleges he should apply to, but Colton’s focus when he gets home every day is on how violent his alcoholic mother will be. Will he be her ashtray again or worse?Tripp has the perfect life - handsome, from a wealthy family, and is the football player everyone wants to date. Tripp just wants to date one person - Colton, but he can’t seem to break through that tough exterior and get Colton to trust him.A friend’s party opens the door for both to potentially get what they want, but it’s that same party ends with Colton’s best friend dead. Caught between wanting to finally find happiness with Tripp and discovering what happened to Declan, Colton discovers that he isn’t the only one who’s kept secrets. How well did he really know Declan, and can he trust Tripp enough to let himself believe he’s worthy of being loved? 3