Lucy Armstrong, 17, the resident Goody two shoes, Straight laced, Goody-goody, thats what she is known as in her small Alabama town.
Ryder Laine, 17, The resident Bad Boy, Player, hooligan (as the older generation says), Badass, thats pretty much all you need to know about Ryder.
Lucy has despised Ryder since they were 4 when she met Ryder and he cut one of Lucy's piggy tales completely off at a Family dinner. It doesn't help when their parents are best friends and have been since elementary school. Ryder has always kept an eye on Lucy and threatened any guy that got too close, But Ryder has a secret, one that he has never dreamed of telling anybody, especially Lucy. But what happens when Lucy follows Ryder into the shadows of their small town one night? Will she see Ryder in a new light, and does Ryder have another secret he has been keeping since he first laid eyes on Lucy when they were 4? Both are hit with a challenge that they would have thought would happen in their WILDEST DREAMS.
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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