The first book in my standalone series called "Winterveil hearts"
Valerie Anne Reed, the name alone makes her sound like a cute little girl who's never done anything wrong in her life. But being the twin sister of Alex, of all people, it's like all she does is wrong in some people's eyes. she's always been a bit abrasive, quick to snap if someone commented on her or her friends. but, falling in with people like her Ex boyfriend Nate Wilson and her current best friend Freya Winters made her even worse. now, she parties weekly, throwing parties of her own whenever her parents leave town, shes been a smoker for almost three years now, and she's not looking for redemption anytime soon.
Milo Wesley Campbell, a sweet guy who has been friends with the apparent yin-yang twins that are Alex and Valerie. He's starting to realize how distant Val's getting, him and Alex spend most of their time together, at school, at practice, and at each other's houses, yet he now only sees her in passing. And it's really starting to get to him. Milo has always been on the right side of everything, never been grounded, never let his grades slip, he can't even bring himself to be rude to someone as a joke, yet he's been in love with Valerie for years. While he plays off his crush, pushing it down and acting the same as he always does, Valerie is drifting away, hoping her feelings will go away on their own.
TW! Self harm and addiction
Nicky Peters sets out on an emotional roller coaster when she creates a melody from an old high school journal entry which develops into her debut song for her second album. Her personal and professional life become quickly complicated when she finds herself standing in front of the one person she thought she'd never see again, the same person who unfortunately understands all too well who Nicky's hit song is really about...him.
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Nicky Peters' rise to fame in country music was fast, being plucked out of obscurity at seventeen after her YouTube videos went viral. After she pens a very personal song from one of her old high school journals called, "Honestly," for her much-anticipated second album, she realizes her feelings will be under a microscope for the whole world to see, including Nate Stanton, her ex-best friend from childhood. He also just happens to be the one person who truly understands the meaning behind her heart-wrenching song.
What happens when fate brings her face-to-face with the boy she thought she'd never see again?
Nicky quickly realizes airing her emotions out in public via a number-one, hit song can make things complicated fast. As Nate and Nicky reconnect and navigate through their past, truths are revealed, assumptions are at an all-time high, and a publicity nightmare looms which jeopardizes all she's worked so hard for.
While Nicky's misfortunes add up, she realizes fame comes with a price. She begins to understand the cold, hard facts, keeping her career intact as country's "it" girl and maintaining a personal life may be more difficult than it sounds, especially when you're living through a public scandal.