Sixteen-year-old Nikki Hendrickson has spent years in the spotlight as a world-famous singer, but behind the music and glamour, she's always dreamed of something more-becoming a hero. Born with a powerful shadow-based quirk, Nemesis, Nikki has spent her life under the thumb of her father, Solbringer, Canada's #1 Pro Hero, who deems her quirk too "villainous" and her gender a weakness. Determined to break free from his control, she secretly moves to Japan to enroll at U.A. High, leaving behind fame, expectations, and a legacy she never wanted.
Now, with only a single entrance exam standing between her and the path she's always longed for, Nikki must prove to the world-and herself-that she is more than just a voice on a stage. She is a warrior, a fighter, and a hero in the making. But with her father unaware of her true intentions, how long can she keep her new life a secret? And when the shadows finally clash with the light, will she rise-or be consumed by the darkness within?
Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction?
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Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything.
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