Euphoric Paperback – September 18, 2025

Lydia “Litty” Greer has had the love and support of her entire family since before she could remember. Raised by a single father who lost his wife when Litty was in elementary school, Lydia threw herself into schoolwork so that she wouldn’t feel the emptiness left by not having a mother. All grown up, the nineteen-year-old is in her final year of high school and has worked her way to Salutatorian. She has the world at her fingertips, and anything that isn’t within reach is handed to her by the women of her family, who are all married to drug lords. Despite having it all, Lydia doesn’t let her privilege go to her head. She’s as humble as she is beautiful. While Lydia is the quiet nerd, her best friend, Savannah, is the promiscuous, outgoing girl who, unlike Lydia, has to hustle for anything she wants. Savannah is tired of hanging out alone and convinces her best friend to accompany her to their school’s football championship game. Savannah doesn’t just want to go to the game because she has school spirit; she wants to go because her boyfriend Jodi Pruitt plays for the opposing team, who happen to be their rivals. When the game ends, the friends accept an invite to a party. Savannah is all in, wanting to spend time with her boyfriend while Lydia just goes with the flow. But Lydia has a secret. She only agrees to go to the game with her friend because she has a crush on a certain quarterback.Gage “Big Gator” Navarro is the number one quarterback in the country. He’s worked extremely hard to get to where he is and owes it all to his big brother. Goal raised Big Gator more like a son than a sibling, and placed a ball in his hand so that he wouldn’t pick up a brick. The Cartel is the family business, with Goal being the head. Although Big Gator is the best in his field, he has no worries because he knows he can easily stand next to his brother and make triple what the NFL will pay.One championship game. One after party. One chance encounter. All it takes is ONE night, and two young adults’ lives will change forever. Read more