April 22, 2013, Chase and Nicala Summers were victums of a hit and run. Nicala woke up the next day with a fractured wrist, a cut around her eye, and the knowledge that she was the only one who survived.
Five months later, Nicala and her father pack up and move to a small beach town in Florida. With the loss of her brother and the silence of her father, Nicala turns to the party scene to distract her from her issues, searching for only a good time, not love.
But what happens when Carter Samuels, the infamous town playboy, starts to fall in love with her? Will he be able to break through to the real Nicala and make her fall in love with him too, or will she just push him away, insisting that she's only bad news?
(Authors note: I'm not too good at these descriptions, so bare with me, I tried my best to write it without spoiling!)
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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