Jade's boyfriend (make that ex-boyfriend) loses a pivotal hand of poker, a hand that he staked Jade as part of his bet. When Shep wins the hand, he is looking forward to collecting his winnings, in whatever form he can. 
 Jade is rightly pissed. Shep has a reputation on campus. Beyond running an illegal casino with two of his friends, he doesn't do relationships, but has a way with the ladies regardless. 
 Jade is a closed off, slightly sheltered college freshman. She's had two boyfriends, doesn't date outside serious relationships and doesn't do casual sex. The only aspects of college life she participates in are those to which her roommate drags her. At times she is an outright b**** and I couldn't believe Shep was pursuing her despite the attitude she threw out at every chance. 
 On the flip side, the Shep introduced at the beginning is an outright a$. He is living up the arrogant, rich kid persona without a thought to anything beyond his own pleasure and wants. 
 But somewhere along the way I softened to both. They each dropped some of the sharp edges and as we learn more about each back story, I found myself loving Shep and genuinely liking Jade. 
 As Shep's best friend and cousin, Gabe and Tristan share similar traits to Shep. But where Shep initially read as an a-hole, these two just felt bored and jaded. I am curious to see who runs into these two to make them reconsider the rules they gave Shep so much grief for breaking here when we get to their books. 
 I found myself wanting more. More intimacy (not just sex), more back story, more. But I also think that the more will play out to some extent during Gabe and Tristan's books because if those boys are around each other as much in the future as they are now we will definitely see Jade in the mix too. There were also moments where the games they played were just a little too much. 
 This was a good, mostly entertaining introduction to a new series and a new group of college students. Beyond the hot and cold games, there was an element of so many different types of books -- rich guy falls for regular girl, harsh family expectations and flaky family communication. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.