From the moment her mother walked out the door leaving her and her father, Skye Williams stopped believing in perfect families, they're not really perfect, happy endings, they don't exist anymore, and love, it's just a bunch of crap.
Now, 10 years later, she has to move with the person she tought was just an old, ugly memory, start her senior year with complete strangers and deal with obnoxious cocky step-brothers, a man who thinks he can replace her dad and really, really hot guys who think they can win her over with their charming ways.
That's a lot of crazy shit but Skye is in for a challenge. What she doesn't expect, though, is that things change, people change and secrets are revealed.
Changing is scary but that doesn't make it a bad thing.
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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