COMING SOON! BOOK 2: July starts senior year with no Adrian in sight. So much has changed for the once close- knit group that encompassed the two lovers. The elephant in the room used to be July and Adrian's "will they or won't they," has quickly been replaced with Adrian's absence and the circumstances that caused it.
As the distance grows well into the New Year, and college applications become the focus, July wonders if she's not being put on the back burner by Adrian just as before. Having to grow up and face challenges no teenager should have to consider, Adrian adopts bad boy vices he's never been known to have, instead of turning to friendships or the girl who has yet to let him down.
As the four separate to leave for college, counting on friendship to survive that amount of pressure would not be a safe bet. However, "I wouldn't bet against this girl." July finds a way to thrive in her first two years of college and makes her move to NYC as planned.
Crucial friendships, university tuitions, scholarships, and scandal are all on the line as the year 2000 approaches. Adrian has overcome major obstacles to reap both the benefits and pitfalls of fraternity life at Rice University, only to feel the absence of the one obstacle he could never overcome, July. Will their Pure Pines "education" keep their heads above water, or will July take Manhattan by storm and leave Adrian in the past?
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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