Popular Girl

Chantelle Vanderbilt has UCLA wrapped around her perfectly manicured finger. As the head cheerleader and the reigning queen of Sigma Delta Sigma, she's not just popular she's untouchable. A stunning blend of her Black and white heritage, Chantelle is effortlessly gorgeous, exuding confidence, charm, and an air of power that keeps her on top.

Alongside her closest friends, Hannah Windsor and Brittney Clifford, she rules the social scene as part of The Hive the most exclusive, influential, and feared circle on campus. Professors know them. Athletes chase them. Everyone else either worships or envies them. For Chantelle, life is a perfectly curated dream where everything goes exactly as she plans.

Until he shows up.

Hayden Wilkerson is the new guy on campus, and if you squint or even if you don't he looks exactly like a straight redneck. But he's not just some country boy there's something different about him, something that gets under Chantelle's skin in a way no one ever has. He's not easily impressed, not easily controlled, and definitely not falling in line like everyone else.

For the first time, Chantelle finds herself in unfamiliar territory challenged, intrigued, and maybe even a little obsessed. And as their worlds collide, she starts to realize that being queen of UCLA might not be as effortless as she thought.