When a group of teenage girls crash-land on a remote island during a trauma recovery retreat, survival becomes their only option - and for Maxine "Max" Shalifoe, it's a chance to prove she's more than just someone's little sister. At 14, Max is the youngest of the group: impulsive, loud, and full of chaotic energy that masks deeper wounds. She's used to being underestimated, but on this island, she's determined to matter.
As the girls struggle to build shelter, find food, and hold onto their sanity, Max forms a surprising bond with the no-nonsense Dot, clashes with her older sister Toni, and develops a fierce, unshakable crush on the effortlessly cool Fatin. But the island holds secrets - and so do the girls. As tensions rise and trust fractures, Max must navigate survival, sisterhood, and self-discovery in a place where nothing is what it seems.
Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction?
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Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything.
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