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"The feelings that hurt the most, the emotions that sting the most are those that are absurd - The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are impossible; nostalgia for whatever was; the desire for what could have been; regret over not being someone else; dissatisfaction with the world's existence. All these half-tones of the soul's consciousness create in us a painful landscape, an eternal sunset of what we are" - Fernando Pessoa
Maya and her twin, Charlotte, made arrangements to come live in Hood River under new identities - Miriam and Charlie. They arrived intending to have a clean slate, a fresh new start and life - something that they hadn't had properly until now.
It was the perfect escape from their past, one they want to keep hidden and locked out of their lives. But the more they stay, the harder it is to keep their secrets hidden. Maya, especially, will struggle with the consequences that trauma has left in her. Will they be able to fit in and adapt to their new life?
Caius is the town's famous bad boy. Due to his past, he has learnt to put up a tough and cold front, and he doesn't care about anything or anyone, with a few exceptions. Having everything at his feet because of his good looks doesn't help either. But that's only until a certain brunette catches his eye, this new girl who arrives in town with her twin sister. He's hell-bent on knowing more about her, but all she wants is to be left alone.
Will Caius be able to bring her walls down? How will things go when he learns about Maya's demons?
They are in for one hell of a ride, especially when their secrets start to come out and their past starts to catch up with them.
🥈 - Teen Fiction at Rose Gold Awards 2021
🥉 - Teen Fiction at Blue Moon Awards 2021