She's the foster kid who never had a real home and learned to keep her head down so she wouldn't be a burden. He's the grumpy baseball player who doesn't talk to anyone but can't wait to spend all his time with her. Easy Out is an emotional and spicy friends-to-lovers romance. Perfect for fans of Off Campus and Red Zone Rivals, and for readers who love angst, heart, heat, and found family. LAUREN: I've kept my personal and academic life separate for the last three years I've been at Newhouse University. Not even my best friend/roommate knows the truth about my past. I learned a long time ago that the best way to survive is to be invisible. My hope of graduating under the radar goes up in flames when James Hart gets assigned as my journalism partner. Not only do we have to write an article together, but he also has to write a story about me. I don't see an easy way out. HART: I'm perceived as the campus grouch, but since I play baseball for the school, my behavior is excused. I don't date. I don't socialize. I have a small group of friends, and I'm happy with that. I didn't come to Newhouse to meet new people or fall in love. I'm here to play baseball and get drafted. That is until I see her-the little witch who put me under her spell. I'm not sure what to do. The more I get to know her. The more I want to keep her around, even if it means exposing a part of my past I keep hidden. Easy Out is book one of an interconnected standalone series. The Newhouse University series is best read in order, but you can also read it on its own. This book contains explicit language and sexual scenes. It is recommended for an adult audience.