Unraveling 17

UNRAVELING 17

A Boys of Tommen Novel
Jordan Kavanagh has spent her entire life living in the shadow of greatness.
Being one year younger than Johnny Kavanagh means expectations follow her everywhere - in the halls of Tommen College, at home, in whispers she pretends not to hear. She's sharp-tongued, guarded, and determined to never let anyone see her crack. If she keeps her walls high enough, no one can compare her. No one can disappoint her.
Especially not him.
Gibsie is chaos wrapped in charm - the loudest laugh in the room, the boy who turns everything into a joke before it can hurt him. Everyone thinks they know him. The class clown. The easygoing friend. The guy who doesn't take anything seriously.
Jordan sees right through him.
What starts as constant bickering and accidental late-night conversations turns into something neither of them planned for. He makes her feel lighter. She makes him feel seen. And somewhere between stolen glances, almost-confessions, and hands that linger too long, the line between friendship and something deeper begins to blur.
But loving someone means letting them see the parts you've worked your whole life to hide.
And at seventeen, love feels a lot like falling - fast, terrifying, and impossible to stop.
Keeping 17 is a slow-burn, emotionally charged romance about pressure, family expectations, hidden grief, and the kind of love that grows quietly before you even realize it's there.
Because sometimes the person who feels like home is the one you were never supposed to fall for.