Viola Herrera has given up too many times. She quit cheer, soccer, her summer job, her ivy league plans, and her previous relationship after a single nightmare-fueled year became far too much to manage. But, despite what her twin brother Sebastian says, she doesn't have a quitting problem. Her heart is set on acting.
Viola has a plan to secure her place in Mesmer's College of the Arts. It involves her crush, the brooding, artsy, and passionate Orsino Villalobos. His talent for theater is her inspiration, and if she has to pose as a man so she can bypass his stupid rules, then so be it. But things get complicated when Orsino asks for her help in wooing the lonely and grieving Olivia Marrie. The same beautiful Olivia Marrie in her theater class, and the same Olivia Marrie who has fallen in love with Cesario, Viola in disguise.
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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