Chasing Shadows
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Last published Mon, Mar 30, 2026
Melanie Vance is the girl who has it all: the talent, the grades, and a smile that lights up the halls of Westview High. But behind the perfect pirouettes and the "Golden Girl" reputation lies a secret that is slowly consuming her from the inside out.
Elijah Thorne is the boy everyone wants, but no one knows. As the star quarterback with a reputation for being a cold-hearted playboy, he's mastered the art of keeping the world at a distance. He hates anything that isn't real. And to him, Melanie Vance is the fakest girl in school.
One is starving for perfection. The other is drowning in the past.
When their two worlds collide, the masks they've spent years building begin to shatter. But can you love someone when you haven't even learned how to save yourself?
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