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Romisa Callahan, a fiercely talented artist with a full-ride scholarship, has stepped into a world that rarely opens its gates to outsiders. Vanderleigh Institute of Art, Society, and Science, an elite university known for shaping future moguls, surgeons, and style icons, is perched in the wealthy enclave of Sterling Heights, where old money casts long shadows and secrets tend to rot in the roots of every family tree.

Now, surrounded by the heirs of global empires, trust-fund royalty, and designer-clad predators in silk gloves, Romisa must learn to navigate not just the halls of Vanderleigh, but its unspoken rules, underground alliances, and glittering deceptions. She quickly learns that appearances are everything---and nothing is ever given freely.

Everyone here wants something. Power. Revenge. Control. Some want her---for her vision, her presence, or the threat she unknowingly poses---including two impossibly captivating boys that she's been warned about more than once.

To survive in Sterling Heights, she'll need more than talent. She'll need to learn the rules behind the rules, and decide how much of herself she's willing to give up to play the game. Or worse... to win it.

Because at Vanderleigh, it's not just about fitting in. It's about staying in---no matter the cost.