Rosie’s life is not hers. Her life never begins, it just kick-starts over and over again. She is the unwilling guinea pig of a mysterious laboratory, who she knows nothing about. Her identity changes every year, and on December 31 each year, her name is changed, she is relocated, and anyone with any recollection of her old life has their entire memory erased. But this year, when Rosie is known as Celeste Weston, she falls in love. She knows it can not last, but she can't stop her infatuation with a mysterious man she met by accident. The year goes by fast, and the kick-start is fast approaching. But Celeste is determined to keep her latest life, for life, love, and liberty, the things she has been deprived of her entire lives.
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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