James loves Betty. He's been certain of that ever since he saw her for the first time. He knows he's in love when she smiles at him, when he holds her under the moonlit sky and when he gives her his cardigan. Betty is perfect for him. Until, one summer, he meets Augustine and all of his certainties are destroyed. Augustine is nothing like Betty; she's lively, radiant and desperately wants to be loved. James can't help but feel a strong connection to her, even if he's still with Betty. Once Augustine becomes a hazy, summer memory, James will have to make an important choice that will determine his future with Betty. Nothing is certain anymore, even their hopes have become fragile and delicate. Will young, teenage love win over a passionate, summer adventure? *** Based on Taylor's songs "betty", "august" and "cardigan", but it can also be read as a stand-alone romance novel.

Betty and James are the couple of the school, but James hates everything about it. Prom is coming up and he knows Betty wants to be prom queen again this year. Before her he'd only ever spoken to one girl, Augustine. They were close friends but she graduated last year and they haven't spoken since. What happens when she runs into James during a time where he's thinking things with his girlfriend won't last? My other version of the story: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hN3hzUCrxMIhIH787xdpw Betty: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4L0UmFSAjceZwie8OuhmUZ James: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1JRIDm17T8zMcBpU4dEESS Augustine: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5pRs6B5RSKhLMyyJwQmaSf 8/6/22: Thank you for 1k+ reads, always happy to see it being added to lists & voted on. <3 3/2/23: 3k+. Thank you so much. Happy Eras Tour month! <3 4/2/23: I've been wanting to rewrite this to be better as so many of you are interacting with it, but there's been so much love just as it is. Thank you for that & for 4k+!! <3 5/18/23: 5.71k+!! Thank you! A lot has changed, so I'm glad to see you're all still loving everything about this world. <3 6/22/23: 7k+! Always reading your comments & seeing your notifs! <3 7/23/23: 8k+! Happy 3rd anniversary folklore! This wouldn't exist without you & your beautiful world!! <3 8/12/23: 9k+! Happy August & 1989 (TV). I try to reply to all comments !! <3 9/24/23: 10k+! Happy Chief's season!! <3 Taylor x Travis story, or...? 12/18/23: 11.5k+! I love you all so much, thank you!! 4/28/24: 14k+!! I've spent 5/7 days every week since the last update in the hospital for countless sudden chronic illnesses. All your comments are keeping me going. Thank you. Happy TTPD! <3 8/27/24: 15.2k+!! Wow, you guys continue to impress me. I love you all, happy Rep TV clowning, always! <3 1/10/25: 16k! Insane, thank you so much. I love you guys endlessly. Happy new year!! <3