SPOTLIGHT
Nineteen year-old Marianna Collins never expected her first year at university to be anything but ordinary. But between intense rehearsals for a play and navigating new friendships, the last thing she anticipated was the magnetic pull toward Andrew Vaughn-her enigmatic acting tutor.
Five years older and with a past woven into the very halls she walks, Andrew is everything Marianna shouldn't want. His professionalism is as steady as his gaze, but beneath his calm exterior simmers a tension that neither of them can ignore. When rehearsals for the play blur into reality, and onstage kisses spark real emotions, they find themselves balancing on a dangerous line between fantasy and truth.
As secrets build and boundaries blur, Marianna and Andrew must navigate the realities they create with every choice, knowing that one wrong move could unravel everything. In a world where every possibility exists, how do you choose the right path when the only map is the pull of your own heart?
"SPOTLIGHT" is a story of forbidden love, passion, choice, and the invisible lines between love and consequence.