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🎀 Bell of the Ball
A debutante crown. A buried secret. A kiss that could ruin everything.
Every summer, the daughters of the South's most powerful families are invited to compete in The Ball - a glittering bloodsport disguised as a debutante season.
Seraphina Caldwell was raised to be perfect. She's Black, brilliant, and the daughter of Southern political royalty. Winning the Ball was the last thing on her mind but now it isn't optional - it's expected.
Camille Dupont was born into old money and white privilege - effortlessly charming, rebellious, and hiding behind a smirk. She's Seraphina's best friend. Her worst influence. And now? Her biggest distraction.
When a forbidden kiss between the girls is caught on camera, an anonymous blackmailer threatens to destroy their lives. As the debutantes battle through cutthroat challenges, jealousy, and scandal, girls start to drop - one by one.
To survive, Seraphina and Camille must navigate the twisted politics of race, legacy, queerness, and Southern girlhood - without betraying each other.
Or falling apart.
Or falling in love.
Pretty hurts. Power corrupts. And at the Ball, only one girl can wear the crown.
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