BEST RANKINGS: [#9 IN BILDUNGSROMAN, #2 IN ENDEARING, #12 IN YAROMANCE, #124 IN SMART]
Arthur Chisholm didn't exactly fancy himself as the most handsome, or even the most smart person, but one thing he did know was that he was good with people. And when he finds a friend in a very confused, quiet soul, how is he to handle it?
She acted strangely to him. Like a cat, small, light as a feather even when soaking wet, and carried an air about her that reminded him of gothic-romantic heroines. And he needed, desperately, to find out more.
Amongst their studies and peers, Arthur tried to pry open a tightly-sealed lid, and shed light onto new sides of a girl who thought that she was only one-dimensional.
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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