Not From Around Here

Arianna Sinclair never asked for her world to come crashing down. Once the picture-perfect daughter of a media mogul, she's forced to leave behind her polished life in Manhattan and transfer to Southside High - a gritty public school in the heart of Atlanta's working-class neighborhood. Her father's scandal has tarnished everything, and Arianna's only option is to start over in a place where she doesn't fit in - surrounded by kids who've had to hustle for everything they've got, while she was born with it all.

But she's not the only one with something to prove. Malik Carter is Southside's golden boy - star quarterback, college scholarship in the bag, and raised by his fierce, no-nonsense grandma. His world is football, loyalty, and the pressure to keep his family's legacy intact. He's not here for rich girls with their designer bags and perfect smiles. And when he's forced to partner with Arianna for a group project, their instant clash sparks a fire that neither can ignore.

What starts as a battle of words soon becomes a dangerous game of attraction. They push each other to the edge with every argument, every stolen glance, and every heated moment of undeniable chemistry. But the world they come from couldn't be more different. Arianna's life is filled with wealth, privilege, and expectations, while Malik's is about survival, sacrifice, and dreams that might never come true.

Will they survive the struggle? Or will it all be too much to bear?