Book excerpt: Get both books in this thrilling series! Trepidation: Nate was my secret crush until I accused him of murder. Now he hates me, but I've also accidentally attracted the wrong kind of attention from my intimidating new stepbrothers. Suddenly, I'm surrounded by bad boys and trouble, and I'm not sure who I can trust. Malice: Being the number one suspect in my best friend's murder sucks. Why can't the police catch the real killer? I'm no teen sleuth, but I guess I'm going to have to compile a list of suspects myself. Too bad I keep getting distracted by the most likely one. Everyone tells me to stay away from him, but I don't believe that he's dangerous. He can't really be the killer. Can he?