She's sunshine,he's storm They are school Rivals, now neighbours She hides it well,he's in denial. Alia, a hopeless romantic who believes in love like the stories she reads and Siddharth, a realist who refuses to entertain the idea of love at all. She has always believed in love the kind that lingers in stolen glances and whispered confessions. And for as long as she can remember, her heart has known only one name: Siddharth. A school crush that never quite faded, a quiet longing buried beneath layers of denial and distraction. Siddharth, logical to a fault, doesn't believe in the distractions of love. He plans his life with precision, leaving no room for unpredictable emotions. She frustrates him. He confuses her. They argue over the smallest things, challenge each other in ways neither expected. But then there are moments when she looks at him like he's something out of her favorite novel, when he shields her in a crowded room without thinking, when silence stretches between them She knows she loves him. She knows she always has. The only thing she doesn't know- Is if he'll ever let himself love her back. TROPES: Grumpy X sunshine Longtime unrequited crush Nextdoor Neighbour School rivals to lovers She falls first he falls harder Young Adult Romance slow burn Secret Crush

***The wrong girl is sometimes The Right One.*** Charlotte Samuels thought she'd be stuck waiting tables at Marlow's until all her debts are paid off-in about ten thousand years or so. She definitely didn't expect a marriage proposal from the arrogant Brandon Maxfield who was blackmailed by his father to make her his wife if he didn't want his least favorite cousin to run Maxfield Industries. Charlotte's instinct was to say HELL NO! but she's stumped by a few obstacles: 1.) His old man Martin Maxfield is dear to her heart and has been recently deteriorating in health. 2.) She gets a million dollars if she stays married to Brandon for a year. 3.) She would rather like the opportunity to teach the attractive but awfully rude man a few lessons he didn't think he needed from a 'teenage gold-digger' which was his term of endearment for her on their first date-er, business meeting. So what's a girl got to do, right? Sure, she's young and a little rough around the edges but there's something her would-be husband didn't know about her yet-she's nothing like he ever expected. Thrust into the glitzy world a standard-issue Mrs. Maxfield would fit perfectly and rule with impeccable social grace, Charlotte will either have to force herself into the mold or break free of it, risking what little she has left for everything that she can gain. *** Copyright © 2014 by Nina Tippett. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Nina Tippett. This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Images, music and videos used in the cover art and any of the multimedia content posted in this story are the sole property of their respective owners.