The year is 1928, being a homosexual is illegal and people are expected to marry young. Meet Jasper, Sadie, Mike, and Hattie - four very close and amazing friends haven't seen each other in two years, not since Jasper and Sadie's marriage. Jasper, after inheriting, his father's country estate, invites them to stay at the manor. It is a lovely reunion of friends which, ironically, will test their friendship. This holiday will test and make relationships, people will be oblivious, and, when a strange man comes to call, two of them have to disguise their relationship even more.
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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