"Love us or hate us, it's still an obsession."
Rebecca Wayland. She's the talk of the city when she and her mother move from a small city of Idaho to busy Anaheim, California. With her quirky but fashionable outfits, her ever changing emotions, and an amazing musical ability, she's going to take the world by storm.
Well... Only if she can get over her horrific social skills and past the boys next door, Jared and Michael anyway. Especially when she starts to fall for the arrogant and bossy Jared Jackson.
When she finds out her neighbors are in a band she ends up riding along with them on their rise to fame while trying to manage her own musical career.
How can one teenager juggle the loss of her father, a new town, making music, chasing around the band, and love all at the same time?
This is the story of how Rebecca Wayland came to be known as Black and White, the singer who you either love or hate.
With her, there is never an in between.
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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