Mila Lee was a total goody-good. She loved pleasing her parents with good grades and she would most definitely rather have stayed at home on a Friday night watching romance movies and eating chocolate than partying. She had a kind, loving family and a small, but cosy home on the hill upon Napier. And then there were her two wonderful best friends, Aubrey and Martha that stuck by her side no matter what. What more could you have asked for, right?
However, one day it was all torn away from her in a matter of seconds.
After a phone call from a stranger telling Mila that her parents had passed away, her [close-to-perfect] life changes. After her parents funeral she is sent away from the city she's grown to know and love, Napier, and sent to a country some would call the enemy but what should be New Zealand's best friend - Australia. Although it sounds horrible, she isn't alone. Her aunt Hazel lives there, in the city of Goldwyn.
This spring Mila's letting go, trying new things and completely changing her life. She's leaving behind her past and starting fresh.
Tanner Collins is a bad boy. He loves to party, drink, hook up and have sex. He doesn't care about anyone but himself or how his actions can affect someone. Tanner has lived in Goldwyn his entire life. He has a loving family, a nice home, plenty of friends [real or fake, they're still friends] and cash. But why is he such an arrogant young man, when he has everything that Meadow lost?
Join Mila and Tanner in a story about friendship, love heartbreak and heartache.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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