My Rival Fell Too Hard

Mason Reed has always seen Julian Hale as his ultimate rival—the cold, perfect overachiever who seems determined to beat him at everything, including winning the girl Mason likes. But when bad grades force Mason into tutoring sessions with Julian, their constant competition begins turning into something far more dangerous. Between late-night rescues, jealous confrontations, swim meets, football games, and moments that come far too close to becoming kisses, Mason starts to realize that losing Julian’s attention bothers him more than losing any competition. Then he discovers the truth: Julian was never interested in the girl between them. Every challenge, every carefully remembered coffee order, every unexpected appearance in Mason’s life was always about him. As Julian fights against a controlling father and Mason struggles with family responsibilities and an uncertain future, they must decide whether what started as rivalry is strong enough to survive graduation and everything waiting beyond it. They thought they were enemies fighting to win. In the end, they realize the only thing worth winning was each other.