Cali Frankins. She doesn't stand out much. When she was 7, her mother passed away. And now, she lives with horrible, alcoholic, abusive father. One night, her father takes it to far, and has her lying on the cold streets in the middle of the night, unconscious. She then wakes up in the hospital and finds out the Espinosa family found her on the streets. After a week of staying in the miserable hospital, the Espinosa family asks Cali to say with them for a bit until she finds a place of her own. Cali doesn't tell them about her father, or anything that he has done. Then, when the son, Matt comes along. He soon falls for Cali. But Cali is scared of falling for him too, because of her secrets that made her broken.
Arcadian (adj.) idyllically innocent; simple and untroubled by fear or worry.
Harper Flores is the human embodiment of a ray of sunshine.
She's kind, understanding and always willing to put other's needs in front of her own. To the outside world Harper is seen as naive and innocent, without a care in the world but she's hiding a secret. The girl that loves everyone unconditionally hates herself. Her mother, not wanting to deal with Harper's declining mental health ships her across the country to a secluded boarding school in the small village of Cartmel, England.
Due to her late arrival half way through the school year, Harper is forced to stay in the boy's dorm and share a room with six roommates. Keeping a low profile is almost impossible, especially when she catches the eye of all six boys.
Lucian Cruz, an arrogant, rude fuckboy who feels no remorse for the girls he's used and ignored. After being sent to Willow Hall Academy with his twin brother Emilio two years ago by his parents who were trying to protect them from the dangerous realities of being involved in the mafia, Lucian's behaviour takes a rapid downfall. Ignoring school work to party and smoke, Lucian really has no care in the world. That is until a bubbly ball of sunshine moves into his room, disrupting his peace.