### Book Summary Elise Hartley has spent her entire life perfecting the art of being everything everyone expects her to be. A gifted ballet dancer, an early high-school graduate, and a girl with a carefully planned future, Elise believes she knows exactly where her life is headed-until one rejection leaves her questioning everything she's worked for. Then she meets Nolan. He's confident, ambitious, and seemingly determined to challenge every belief Elise has about herself. What begins as an unexpected friendship slowly becomes something neither of them planned for, and for the first time, Elise begins to wonder what it feels like to be wanted simply for who she is. But life has a way of changing the plans we cling to most. When one unexpected moment forces Elise to grow up faster than she ever imagined, the future she once feared losing becomes the least of her worries. Caught between ballet, family, love, and a decision that will change everything, Elise must learn that being unwanted by someone doesn't mean she is unwanted by the world. Sometimes, the life you never planned becomes the one worth fighting for.
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