Gilded Quiet
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At Maxton Hall, privilege is power - and Sofia Bernstein has both. Head girl, debate captain, straight-A student with an Oxford offer in sight, she seems to have it all. But behind the flawless hair, sharp wit, and perfect GPA is a girl balancing expectations, secrets, and a past she can't quite forget.
When James Beaufort - her childhood friend turned heartbreak - returns to her world, old tensions resurface in the most inconvenient of ways. They're rivals on paper, opposites in every rumour, and yet somehow always in the same room. As academic ambitions clash with family legacies, and feelings blur the line between competition and connection, Sofia must decide: will she follow the future she's planned, or the one she never saw coming?
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