A Bully for Us Both Books in Order

A beach outing exposes tensions in Casey and Luke's unconventional relationship when Avery's involvement becomes clear. Casey brings Eli into the situation, turning their intended escape into another negotiation of jealousy, attachment and competing claims on one another.

Casey wants answers about the new relationship Luke is concealing while continuing her own involvement with Eli. A visit to a bar brings both outside partners into the open, further complicating the couple's shifting emotional boundaries.

Casey confronts the college athlete tormenting her boyfriend, unaware of the grievance behind their feud. Her unexpected attraction to Eli turns an attempted intervention into a complicated triangle that threatens to transform her relationship with Luke.

Luke and Casey's relationship becomes increasingly entangled with Eli and Avery. When Avery arrives looking for Luke and finds the others instead, the group's shifting alliances complicate questions of loyalty, belonging and control within their arrangement.

While Casey continues her affair with Eli, Luke develops an unexpected connection with Eli's roommate Avery. Discovering that each is involved elsewhere forces the couple to reconsider the balance of power and possibility within their own relationship.

An ordinary day at home changes when Avery brings a new friend into Luke and Casey's unconventional circle. Eli's later arrival reshapes the group's dynamic again, bringing competing personalities together in a continuing exploration of relationship boundaries.