When Esmerelda Harlow steps into the musty halls of Winston High as the new history teacher, with a reputation for being a bitter and arrogant professor, whispers of her arrival ripple through the school. Students are wary, until the reckless student Cameron Monroe allows her interest to morph. Cameron, the school's untouchable rebel with a reputation for detention and carelessness, with a game of causing disturbances. To her, Esmerelda Harlow is just another target-a seemingly uptight woman with strict rules and an aura of authority begging to be challenged. But when Cameron tries her usual antics, she's met with something entirely unexpected: resistance. Esmerelda is not an easy mark. In fact, she's more than Cameron bargained for. Cool-headed and emotionless. Every sarcastic remark is met with calm but devastating wit. Every act of defiance earns a punishment so perfectly tailored, it leaves Cameron seething-and strangely fascinated. Esmerelda sees through Cameron's rebellious exterior to the restless mind beneath it. Cameron, for all her bravado, finds herself caught in Esmerelda's gravitational pull-her intelligence, her poise, and her charm. But Esmerelda isn't here to play games. She's here to teach Cameron a lesson she'll never forget, one that will leave them both questioning the boundaries of power, desire, and control. In the end, it's not just Cameron's life that Esmerelda will upend, -it's her own. In a town where reputations are everything, what happens when two unstoppable forces collide in one university?

[WLW] [txs] A twisted, undying roulette of hearts. Calista Hawthorne is a 18-year-old senior nearing the end of her final high school year, who struggles with her troublesome relationship with her supposed sweet girlfriend. But love isn't the only thing on her mind she juggles: the dream of being an author. Another issue emerged from the surface when recent murder cases brewed within the community of beloved New York City; her English teacher has suddenly quit. Prior to the news of her former teacher, Calista find herself unexpectedly meeting her new English teacher. As the brand-new teacher, Valencia Mortimer appears composed and considerate to many. But two sides on one coin, she express an unknown interest in Calista's literary work beyond admiration. What felt "coincidental" upon first counter comes haunting Calista in the long run.