SYNOPSIS:

He’s Paxton Wilder.

Twenty-two-year-old, tattooed, smoking-hot leader of the Renegades.

Five time X Games medalist.

The world is his playground—especially this year—and for the next nine months I’m stuck as his tutor on the Study at Sea program.

He’s too busy staging worldwide stunts for his documentary to get to class.

But if I can’t get him to take academics seriously, I’ll lose my scholarship…if I don’t lose my heart first.

Six unlikely friends on a nine-month cruise with the Study at Sea program will learn that chemistry is more than a subject and the best lessons aren’t taught in the classroom…but in the heart.

*****Mels’ Review*****

4 Stars!
(ARC provided by author)

Leah Baxter grew up an only child & was raised in Southern California. About two years ago she went through something very traumatic & has been broken since. She’s grieving & lives in fear. Her memories still haunt her & rule her daily life. Leah attends Dartmouth in New Hampshire. She’s a junior majoring in international relations. Desperate for a change & wanting to step out of her comfort zone, Leah applies for a Study at Sea program on the cruise ship the Athena. She’s accepted and in exchange for tuition, room & board, she will tutor a student.

Leah soon finds out her work-study is to tutor 22 yr. old college senior Paxton Wilder. Paxton is a gorgeous extreme sports athlete who has a YouTube channel & is a five-time X Games medalist. He’s the leader of the Renegades who shares his love of being in the spotlight. He’s a tattooed, Greek hottie that is an adrenaline junkie. He’s made a name for himself & his life is about taking risks. Paxton & his team are taking a break to study & stage worldwide stunts for a documentary they are working on.

Leah needs to make sure Paxton keeps his grades up & attends classes or she could lose her scholarship. For the next nine months, this ship is home, & she has to spend time with this sexy, wealthy, privileged playboy so she can get into grad school. She’s driven & brilliant & determined not to let anything get in the way of her academics.

Suddenly Leah is spending more & more time with Paxton. She is getting sucked into his demanding schedule & surrounded by the Renegades family. She is having adventures, traveling to exotic places, and being pushed to the limits of her comfort zone. The more time they spend together, the more they feel a strong connection & attraction for one another. Paxton needs to graduate so he can get his trust fund, not fall for his tutor. She should be untouchable & off limits, but he can’t fight how badly he wants her. He likes being with her & craves her the more they are together.

-He was magnetic, hypnotizing.

-He wasn’t just hot, he was beautiful.

-What would it be like to have his complete attention on me?

-“That kind of intensity is captivating.” Even the thought of him applying that same focus, drive, and passion to sex was enough to send a flash of pure want through me.

-With the simple touch of his lips, he’d awoken something in me I’d thought long dead, and I wanted more.

As Paxton & Leah grow closer, & they share more about themselves, Paxton starts to challenge Leah to face her fears & not let her past rule her present. Paxton makes Leah want to live life to the fullest. Even though they are opposites & he’s this daredevil, Leah really admires how fearless he is. She begins to open herself up to Paxton & they have tons of fun. Just as she’s starting to put her trust in him secrets & lies threaten to end the relationship that has become so precious to them both. I really enjoyed this book, & can’t wait to get Landon’s story next!

– The draw I felt towards her was incredible, indescribable. Stronger than magnets, than chemistry, it was a primal, clawing need in me- not necessarily for her to be mine, but for me to be hers.

-I had to treat our relationship like I did everything else: with full dedication and concentration. As of this moment, I was committed, and I’d never failed at something I worked for. Eleanor Baxter wouldn’t know what hit her.

-I wanted to touch her heart, to claim a piece for my own, and that was something I’d never wanted from another woman.