THE STRYDERS
Even though Valerie Walderman was given the natural ability to act and lie easily, she never thought she would use it for a bad cause. Coming from a financially dysfunctional family, she has to work her butt off while going to a community college at the same time. When her little brother gets kidnapped, she comes face to face with Charles Winston, The owner of the Winston Industries who gives her a deal that will change her whole life.
In return for her little brother, Health and Money security for her whole family and a job for her sister, He asks her to live a life based on lies.
The deal is this, She must enter the house of Charles Winston's arch-rival Mr.Richard Stryder under a disguise of a girl having a family in America but has been living in London due to some family issues and for her college and slowly gain the Stryders trust and meanwhile disrupt the whole fortune and the business of the Stryders.
And also distract the four sons of Mr.Richard Stryder who are the descendants of the Stryders' fortune with the idea of love and charm.
With no other alternative, Valerie agrees and enters the colossal mansion of The Stryders in the hope that she gave help her own family but what happens, when she herself finds a family in them and falls in love.
Faced with not being able to betray her new family and being pressurised to for her own family's sake, Valerie finds out she has dug out her own grave.
Join Valerie as she goes through the life of the rich gentlemen of West London, family bond, friendship, bad influences, spies and ultimately, an unexpected love.....
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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