Books and Bows 🎀✨
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When Anthony's brother gets into UCLA and his parents get a promotion in California, he's forced to move along with them to Los Angeles. His plan was to finish high school and get into NYU with his best friend, Vicky. But life seemed to have other plans when he met Sofia.
Sofia was living her dream as an influencer. She had everything she could ever want: money, friends, and popularity. That was until everything was gone in an instant. Her grades started going down, she was afraid of losing the only friends she had now, and she had given up on the whole influencer thing.
They've both never been in love, but when their paths lead them to each other, a spark ignites.
If you love a good slow burn, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers, along with a little bit of bantering and teasing then Books and Bows is a must read!
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