A Little Tempting

Dylan Thorne has just moved in next door to the narrator, and she is his friend's little sister. He thinks she is cute in a nerdy, wallflower way. She is also supposed to be off-limits.

That rule comes from Everett, another friend, who has known Dylan's older brother for as long as Dylan has been alive. The narrator suspects Everett has feelings for her too, and Everett has told him to keep his distance. He has never backed away from a challenge.

Dylan, by her own account, wants nothing to do with him. He is sure they would make a good couple and intends to show her. First he has three problems to solve.

Her brother captains the hockey team at LAU, so he cannot be angered. Everett could make him pay for crossing the line. And Dylan has to believe he is not the player everyone says he is.

He admits that last claim is partly false: he is a player. Told in his voice, this is a playful college romance about friends, a forbidden pursuit and how many bridges he will burn to win her.