Adeline Martin is sent to boarding school (aka hell on earth). After years of trying to fit in, she's had enough of being the black sheep of her outgoing bunch of siblings. As much as she doesn't want to, she's going to have to get used to rural France for the next year. Boarding school comes with new experiences, good and bad, and one thing to dread is not a thing, but a person. Oliver Auclair. Not only is he insanely insufferable and arrogant, he's French. The worst part is, she can't avoid him, but that doesn't matter when a short-tempered football player is involved. Alessandro Leone, who is near perfect, can take her mind off the chaos amidst boarding school. New habits, new relationships, the start of beginnings and endings; it's a lot for one girl. But with a soccer ball at her feet and a book in her hand, a clueless American girl can conquer all. Let's see if la vie really is en rose.
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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