Olivia Brookes catches her boyfriend Chad Winston in bed with Lacey Ryan, school's resident bitch. Lacey is popular, and she's obviously dating the most popular guy, Ashton Michaels. When Ashton hears about his girlfriend sleeping with another guy he is furious to say the least. Olivia hatches a plan to get back at Chad and Lacey, and she is going to need Ashton's help. Revenge is best served cold, but in their case Hot, Steaming Hot.
Olivia is pretty, but she isn't gorgeous. With the help of her mother and best friends she will doing a ultimate makeover. She isn't going to be the same girl that caught her ex-boyfriend doing Lacey. She was ready for a change.
Ashton was faithful with Lacey, he didn't love her, but he was faithful. He had only ever loved one girl, Olivia Brokes. They're neighbors, though they never talked their parents were best friends. He knew they came from completely different sides of the food chain, she was the smart beautiful honor student, and he was the basketball star. He had one goal, and that was to have Olivia for himself by the end of senior year. He was ready for the challenge of a lifetime.
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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