Love Me, Please

At seventeen, Colton should be hanging out with friends, procrastinating on homework, and dreaming about college. Instead, he comes home each day wondering how violent his alcoholic mother will become. Will she use him as her ashtray again—or do something worse?

Tripp appears to have the perfect life. He’s handsome, comes from a wealthy family, and is the football player everyone wants to date. But Tripp wants only one person: Colton. No matter how hard he tries, though, he can’t break through Colton’s defenses and convince him to trust him.

At a friend’s party, the distance between them finally begins to disappear. But before the night is over, Colton’s best friend, Declan, is dead.

Caught between the possibility of happiness with Tripp and his need to discover what happened to Declan, Colton learns that he isn’t the only one keeping secrets. How well did he really know his best friend? And can he trust Tripp enough to believe he’s worthy of being loved?