CHARMING 11

❝ She ran from one kind of hell... only to walk into another. ❞

Maya Anderson is Irish by blood, American by passport, and an outsider everywhere she goes. Raised in Cork but punished for being "too American," Maya's life has been shaped by whispered insults, bruising words, and a home she never feels safe in. When the bullying at her old school becomes unbearable, she's forced to transfer to Tommen College-the last place she ever wanted to be noticed.

With an abusive father, a useless mam who looks the other way, and two older brothers who can't always be there to protect her, Maya has learned one thing: survive quietly.

Sean Lynch knows what it's like to grow up broken. Fostered by the Kavanaghs at just three years old alongside his siblings-Joey, Shannon, Tadgh, and Ollie-Sean carries more anger than hope and more walls than words. Tommen is his territory. His rules. Until Maya Anderson walks in and challenges everything he thought he knew about pain, loyalty, and love.

Two damaged souls. One school full of secrets.
Sometimes the softest hearts hide behind the sharpest edges.