Crush Code

When sixteen year old Lily Hart moves to a new country after her mother's messy divorce, the last thing she expects is to fall hard for the one person she definitely shouldn't.

Living under the same roof as her quiet, brooding stepbrother is awkward enough. But things get complicated when she meets his best friend, Jaden Rivera funny, charming, a little reckless, and totally off-limits. Suddenly, late night study sessions, group outings, and family dinners become emotional minefields.

Lily tries to keep her feelings hidden, burying them beneath witty banter and secret journal entries she encrypts in code a coping mechanism she's clung to since her parents' split. But the closer she and Jaden get, the harder it becomes to hide the truth, especially when it seems like he might feel something too.

Torn between loyalty, longing, and the fear of ruining everything, Lily must decide whether to protect her heart or risk it all for a love that was never supposed to happen.

Dramatic, tender, and full of messy teenage emotions, Crush Code is a coming of heart story about forbidden feelings, fresh starts, and the brave leap into the unknown.