[Book 2 ]
| Can be read as a stand-alone |
''You better stay away from me, Harley. I don't need to be wasting my time on people like you," his husky voice echoed through the hallways.
''I just helped you. I didn't know helping was a crime !'' I protested, but my voice came out like a mouse squeaking.
''I don't need help from a pathetic person like you," he whispered in my ear and in a flash, he was out the door.
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Harley is way past your everyday nerdy hipster with those big hipster glasses pushed up her nose. Sarcasm and humour are her best friends. She tends to live her life to the fullest, only cating about her grades and the latest fashion and oh, if Justin Beiber 's dead yet.
Caleb is the second version of Austin, except he's cockier, more arrogant, ruder and probably a bigger manwhore than his dad ever was. People say his heart is as cold as ice.
Ice that's never going to melt.
Caleb was Harley's childhood tormentor. He found happiness in bullying her. It was like his daily routine. He never missed an opportunity to make her cry as they were neighbours. Harley, fed up with Caleb's behaviour decided to shift countries.
Now she's back. After four long years. She'll finally have to face Caleb, whether she likes it or not. People say there's a thin line between love and hate.
Will Harley be the one to melt Caleb's cold heart and make it hers in this journey of hate, love, sarcasm and jealousy ?
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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