Amber Janessa Watson seems like your average teenage girl. At home (I mean, if she tried to be herself her mother would have a heart attack!). But at school, she can (sort of) be herself. A bad ass, troubled, heart breaker. Amber's father is a scientist whom most (the internet, teachers, professors, pretty much everyone) think is crazy. Insane. Mad if you will. And to add to that, Amber's mother isn't quite sane herself, managing a small, cramped house, three children, a job, and a mad scientist husband. So is Amber a cool, average, teenage girl? Or is she a ticking time bomb about to explode? In this love story, a normal, but sexy, teenage guy falls hard for an insane, but beautiful, teenage girl. Will he tame her? Or except her for who she is?
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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