Between Us in New York by Clifford Jimas Gracyn Rivers has everything a senior at New York University could want—an accomplished boyfriend, a solid future, and the poise of someone who has her life figured out. But when a reckless party night throws her into the path of Jaden Reyes, a nineteen-year-old freshman with restless charm, her carefully built world begins to tremble. Jaden knows she’s older. He knows she’s taken. But from the moment they’re paired in a beer pong game, their chemistry is undeniable. What should have been harmless banter turns into something heavier—something Gracyn can’t quite shake even when she returns to Luke, her wealthy, picture-perfect boyfriend. Caught between loyalty and longing, Gracyn finds herself spiraling into dangerous thoughts of what if. Meanwhile, Jaden—bold, stubborn, and unafraid of rules—refuses to let the two years between them, or the shadow of Luke’s money, silence the truth he feels in his chest: that Gracyn is already his, even if she doesn’t know it yet. Set against the vibrant chaos of New York City and the quiet isolation of a family barn in the woods, Between Us in New York is a slow-burn, forbidden romance about age, loyalty, temptation, and the risk of loving someone you shouldn’t. Because sometimes the hardest battles aren’t fought in the world around us—but between our hearts and the choices we’re too afraid to make.