Eliana Jamison has always been a light to everyone around her. Bright, cheerful, happy, welcoming. Entering her second year of college, she's content with how her life is going. Supportive and loving parents, great friends, and a whole lot of fun and adventure. Not to mention the new, charming friend that she meets who flirts with her every chance that he gets. What is there to complain about? But when her life suddenly takes a surprising turn, she's hit with a roller-coaster of emotions she's not particularly used to dealing with.
She's had her fair share of fake friends, embarrassing moments, and self-doubt. But never having been one to deal with the toughest of situations, her junior year of college is seemingly the worst year of her life thus far. After a dreadful and shocking accident that she blames herself for and a rough break-up, will her new friend be able to bring the old but refreshed Eliana out of her, and will she be able to overcome life's setbacks or will she eventually succumb to them?
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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