Has a college party ever gone terribly wrong? Like, I don't know, a 15 year old girl dying around a bunch of 18- 20 year olds? Well, Madison has made it her mission to never find out what happened before the beginning of school at the freshman year party, or, as upper classman would call it, the "fresh fish" party.
There's just one problem though- when Madison gets accepted into Blued University, she finds herself smack dab in the middle of a murder mystery, charming and dangerous Henry being the murder, and handsome and safe Drew being the mystery. Being told to stay away from both supposed trouble makers by her best friend, Lana, Madison learns that the entire campus believes Henry murdered the 15 year old girl.
Suddenly, staying away isn't as easy as planned.
Being caught between a murder suspect and a cop's son, Madison finds herself more into the mystery than she had ever planned, or even pictured.
With a love, mystery, and murder cocktail set in her hand for freshman year, Madison will soon learn the truth, the whole truth, and find out that maybe a little party never killed anyone.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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