The Girl Who Loved Me First

Some girls get to fall in love out loud. I had to bury mine.

Kira thought she had finally escaped the past-the kiss, the betrayal, the party that broke her. But everything changed after her dad died. Now, two years later, she's returning for her junior year of high school, trying to disappear behind baggy hoodies, sarcastic deflection, and a sketchbook she hasn't touched since the funeral.

And then Leslie walks back into the hallways-golden, grinning, and just as untouchable as ever. Suddenly, the past is breathing down Kira's neck. As new friends pull her in and a charming boy keeps showing up at the wrong time, Kira begins to untangle what really happened that night-and what it means to want someone you're not supposed to.

When a photo resurfaces, rumors spiral, and hearts collide, Kira is forced to confront the girls she's loved, the father she's lost, and the version of herself she buried the moment everything fell apart.

The Girl Who Loved Me First is a slow-burning, emotionally tangled coming-of-age story about queer longing, fractured friendships, grief that lingers, and the ache of trying to become someone whole while you're still haunted by who you used to be.