[Game of Hearts Series 01] • Heart Broken

Book 1 in the Game of Hearts Series

Oh the possibilities - is all Clara Stephans thinks when she enters her first year of college. With the overbooking of student housing she will have to make due in an apartment just on the outskirts of campus. With the help of a new friend she meets when she moves in named Bethany, Clara is sure this new life is going to be everything she hoped and so much more.

When she decides to meet new people, her best friend Bethany takes it upon herself to enroll her in the campus meetup program where Clara gets more than she bargained for as prospective suitors want much more than friendship. After sharing her concerns with the officials about the program, Clara is thrust into meeting the head programmer Roger Gentry. Unaware of the program being used for nefarious purposes other than to find friends, Roger enlists the help of Clara to update it. Even though she knows nothing about programming, Clara takes on the challenge - with a little incentive in the means of college credits.

Friendship leads to romance as Clara navigates her new world a series of incidents begin to work their way towards her life. After a fight with Roger leads them to break up. Clara finds her world turned upside down along with her apartment. Then a string of murders happen a little too close for comfort for her liking leading her to move into new housing. As more strange occurrences take place, Roger seems to be right in the middle of it. With every turn, Roger is there. Waiting for her... or so it seems.

How could she figure out her new life when her anxiety begins to cripple her every move?

How could she have been so mistaken by the likes of someone that could potentially be so dangerous?

With questions rattling her, Clara looks to her friends to help her restore the balance she needs to survive. Just when everything begins to make sense again, and her life is back on track, someone decides to step into her world that will change everything.

*Content Warning: This book ends on a cliffhanger that leads to the series. Not intended for all audiences. Contains explicit scenes, sexual language, and explicit content. Written for 18+ audience.