Bethany Anne Rose, a young girl who moves to a small town in New York City in summer of 2016. Little did she know a trip to the local cafe, she would meet a boy that she spends the last week of summer with, and eventually begin to slowly fall for him. Bethany assumes that he had just came to New York for summer vacation, but when school starts back up, she sees an unexpected face. Bethany realizes the reality of everyone, and what it really is to be in a high school where everyone's only defense is their reputation. Moving to a new town is hard enough, but Bethany experiences first love, first broken heart, long car rides, going on adventures, finding herself, and when the truth unfolds about why she actually moved, will people see her the same?
"What was she like?"
"The Girl in Love." I whispered.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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