"She has a smile that could end wars."
Devyn Ackerman is the top student at the elite school of Arden, and is the third daughter of the king, Elijah Ackerman. Andrea transfers into the school and suddenly Devyn's top spot is jeopardized, and thus beginning their rivalry. Being from District 5, the lowest, Devyn starts to find Andrea to be mysterious, and tries to learn more about her. As they're caught up in competing for a ranking in school, their country is under attack by the Rahl's. Because Devyn is a part of the royal family, she learns of dark secrets of the past, and new threats. After an attack is carried out on the capital, all of their lives change. Will Devyn and Andrea fight it out as enemies or will their relationship blossom into friendship? Or even love? Will all the secrets eventually catch up to both of them? Will Devyn be able to save her country? Will love prevail?
Veronika demonstrably does not have her life put together--unlike her debut novel, which only needs one last push. But between the minimum wage office job and the cracking studio apartment, where will she find the time?
When Victoria--mysterious teenage rival itgirl frenemy from high school Victoria--pops back into her life hotter, mysterious-er, and butch-er, Ron is presented with an offer she can't refuse.
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a divorce attorney moonlighting as a "publicist" and an aspiring starved writer get fake married and then fall in love and then get real married
3rd person pov, veronika-focused, 30k words, they are both butch/masc lesbians