Madeline Winters. When people hear that name whispered in the halls of McGregor high school, they think one of two things: a quiet and somewhat awkward girl to pick on, or nothing at all. What no one realizes is that they're tearing her down with each hurtful remark. Cue Asher King moving into the school, acting as his surname immediately upon entering. With his tattoos, cigarettes and rough attitude, he's anyone but someone you would want to befriend. However, he also takes an interest in her that no one else ever has from the first glimpse into her empty eyes. What he doesn't realize is just how much of a shell she's become. *deals with eating disorders #1 on mental illness - 1/26/20, 7/8/20, 12/21/21 #1 on boy - 2/12/20, 1/4/23 #2 on bully - 4/1/20 #1 on high school - 7/6/20 #1 on sad - 8/16/20 #2 on sad - 11/5/21 #1 on funny - 8/18/20, 1/25/23 #1 on ed - 11/30/20, 12/19/20, 3/25/21 #2 on girl - 12/22/20, 11/30/22 #2 on acceptance - 1/7/21 #1 on abuse - 4/11/21 #2 on teen - 5/21/22 Completed November 1, 2021

this book is published for @ShutUpAndWriteClub, so don't read it please. It contains blood, violence and scenes that may be disturbing or triggering for some readers. A girl who lost her memory and a ruthless warrior. Olivia, an ordinary university student in Athens, finds herself in a completely different universe, right in the middle of a bloody war, after falling into the River of Forgetfulness. When her lost memories slowly start returning, nothing will ever be the same again. Lethe... A river flowing in the most remote darkness of Hades, in the underworld. It wasn't a myth-it was Olivia's fate. While she was being erased from the world she belonged to, in the foreign universe where she struggled to find a place, she was unaware that the fire enveloping her body because of a stranger was love. Grey Harrington... He finally reminded me who he was, and who I was. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧- 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧

It's been a very trying year since Clarisse Ricci's world shattered dramatically. Her beloved father, Lorenzo, a larger-than-life billionaire that everyone admired for his kind, protective nature and savvy business management died suddenly. Everyone called it a tragic accident. Clarisse, however, isn't buying it. Now a senior in high school, with the looming thought of going to university and her future on the horizon, she cannot let go of the feeling that something darker happened. Her life soon takes a dangerous turn. Together with Joseph Samuels, her loyal (and occasionally stubborn) English boyfriend, and her creative thirteen-year-old sister, Camille, Clarisse dives into a mystery that threatens everything her parents built for them. The girls' mother, Isabelle, a world-renowned artist, tries to help, but even she is drowning in her own grief and distractions. Then the real danger steps out of the shadows: Harold Ward, Lorenzo's ruthless former COO, who's determined to claim the Ricci legacy for himself. Suddenly, Clarisse isn't just chasing answers but she is fighting to protect her family's future. If she fails, they could lose everything- their safety, their independence, and their chance at the lives they're just beginning to heal. Clarisse and Joseph thought turning eighteen meant gaining more freedom. Instead, it meant stepping up and risking it all. Will Clarisse and Joseph be able to succeed?