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Diego de la Fuente has everything.
The looks. The talent. The name everyone knows.
At just sixteen, he's tall, magnetic, and already carrying the weight of a life lived in the public eye. Son of billionaire tech CEO Veronica de la Fuente, Diego attends one of Beverly Hills' most elite private schools, drives a Range Rover to class, and dominates on the basketball court. From the outside, he's untouchable - the golden boy every girl wants and every guy wants to be.
But perfection comes at a price.
Behind the smirk and the swagger is a boy quietly unraveling.
The pressure to succeed.
The fallout of his parents' very public divorce.
The expectations of social media, school, sport - and being a role model to his little brother, Mateo.
And the one thing no one sees coming: he's failing math.
When Chanel Gonzalez, a stunning, sharp-witted new girl from San Diego, takes the seat beside him in class, Diego's carefully controlled world shifts. She sees past the fame. Past the rumors. Past the act. And for the first time, Diego feels understood.
Golden Boy is a coming-of-age story about privilege and pressure, first love and heartbreak, loyalty and identity - and the courage it takes to fall apart before you grow up.
Because sometimes, the boy who shines the brightest is the one breaking the most.