SMOKE AND EMBERS// DAERIN

Danielle Marsh has spent her whole life feeling like she doesn't fully belong-too Korean for Australia, too Australian for Korea. When she moves to a new town in Seoul with her mother and little brother, she tries to blend in, dating the perfect guy and surrounding herself with the loudest, most chaotic friend group. B

But then there's Kang Haerin-the quiet, brooding girl next door with a cigarette between her lips and a past she won't talk about.

Danielle knows better than to get too close. Haerin is reckless, unpredictable, and impossible to read. But in the dead of night, when the world quiets, Danielle finds herself at Haerin's window, pulled into a connection that is as intoxicating as it is destructive.

As Danielle battles her insecurities, her hidden scars, and the fear of being truly seen, she realizes love isn't always soft-it can be messy, painful, and terrifying. And sometimes, the people we need the most are the ones who hurt us the worst.

But is Haerin worth the fall?