"Mam, vind jij dit een grote kans?" Vraag ik twijfelend. "Ja!" Ik zie de dromerige blik in haar ogen, "Ik zou er alles voor over hebben om in het paleis te gaan wonen?" Ik kan mijn ouders echt niet vertellen dat ik er niet wil gaan wonen, door één persoon. Één persoon die de wereld voor mij betekent... Kan Beth haar leven terug normaal krijgen terwijl verborgen verlangens en gevaren om de hoek liggen te luren?

After years away, Marley and Josh return to their hometown high school and fall in love. Can their relationship survive sex, lies and secrets from their past? ***** Forced out of boarding school after her mother's death, high school student Marley Thompson made a promise to never conform to the standards of others. Headed back home after a scandal in Australia, bad boy boxer Josh Baker returns to the same school. Sharing dark pasts and keeping their own secrets, Marley and Josh meet and find a connection they never thought they'd have. Still, Josh's friends and family try to end the relationship before it begins, and Josh has to move back to Australia after he graduates. Having been hurt before, will Marley and Josh let their relationship die? Or will they risk it all and fight for each other? Content and/or Trigger Warning: Sexual Content and Mature Language. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]