When Jake and Sam come back to the summer camp they met at last year, things don't go exactly as planned.
Sam, who still has hurt feelings from him teasing her all last year, can't help but be a bitch to him, after all the teasing last year. She knows she shouldn't, but she can't help herself. He hadn't realized how much he and hurt her, and even though she knew she should forgive and forget, she can't help but get revenge. But she doesn't realize how much she is killing him.
Jake, who is still in love with Sam, sees her again, she looks even prettier than before, and she is even more feisty. He had only been teasing to try to get her attention, but when she starts being really bitchy to him, he hates himself for teasing her. And hates how every single time, he can feel his heart shatter, again, and again.
Meet Sam and Jake, as they go through the summer, at camp, and watch how they end up.
And then, how they get a big surprise.
(BTW, there is cursing!)
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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