When new student Melissa King came to Johnson High she expected a normal high school but instead got a train wreck.
Cole Thomas is the the heart throb of the school. He's cute, smart, cool, a player, athletic, popular, clever, hot, and a totally bad ass. Cole always has girls chasing after him.
So why wouldn't he have a girl stalking him?
Melissa King. She's the new girl in town. Melissa's stubborn, gets good grades, sarcastic, kind hearted, sticks up for people, and's feisty.
Melissa gets into tons of trouble. Ditches class, gets into a fight, and is sent to the principal's office. And that's all on the first day! She wouldn't have even made it to her second day without a certain star athlete saving her butt. Apparently Melissa now owes Cole and he knows the perfect way for her to pay him back.
Now Melissa has to pretend to be Cole's girlfriend to get his obsessive admirer off his back. Will these two develop real feelings for each other or is all apart of the plan?
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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