Between the Margins

Lena Moreau knows better than to fall for someone like Ethan Vale.

At an elite university filled with wealth, ambition, and carefully curated lives, Ethan is the kind of man everyone notices - calm, magnetic, and impossible to hold onto for long. What starts as flirtation quickly becomes something messier, pulling Lena into late-night drives, rooftop parties, and a relationship that feels beautiful right until it starts breaking her heart.
But Ethan never comes alone.

Because attached to him is Noah Bennett - his best friend since childhood. Charming, emotionally perceptive, and far too good at understanding Lena in ways nobody else does.
While Ethan gives her intensity, Noah gives her honesty.

And somewhere between journalism deadlines, bookstore cafés, family expectations, complicated friendships, and the kind of love that arrives at the wrong time, Lena begins to realize there's a difference between being wanted and being truly known.

But by the time she figures it out, she may already be too late.

A slow-burn new adult romance about almost-love, emotional timing, friendship, heartbreak, and the people who understand us enough to ruin us.