ShuangLi
Elara and her friends had been planning their Europe trip for years, saving every spare dollar from babysitting, tutoring, and summer jobs. Two months abroad with just the four of them. A dream they'd built together. Their itinerary was perfectly crafted. But the universe had other plans.
The moment they stepped off the plane in England, a massive system was heading toward the region. Roads were closing. Trains were shutting down. With no way to reach London, they boarded the first bus heading anywhere safe.
It dropped them in a tiny town tucked between rolling hills and old stone cottages. They planned to stay one night. Instead, they stayed two weeks because of stranded by flooded roads and downed power lines. That's where Elara met Rowan, the boy with the quiet smile, messy hair, and a group of friends who turned their unexpected detour into an adventure.
But when the roads cleared, she left.
Life collapsed the moment she returned home. She had two weeks to pack for Oxford and two weeks to discover her boyfriend had cheated on her. She boarded the plane back to England with a broken heart.
Then everything changed again.
Her Oxford admissions excerpt, a piece from her yet to be finished novel, was leaked online. It went viral across the US and Europe. Everyone was talking about the true story behind it because she had stated in her interview, which also got leaked, that she wrote it based off their relationship. Flooded by publishing company's reaching out to her and reporters practically stalking her to discover who her boyfriend was, Elara knew the truth.
There was no more boyfriend.
At Oxford, she moved into her dorm and met her new roommate, Jamie, who mentioned she had a twin brother - Rowan. She didn't recognize him. He recognized her. And when she needed someone to pose as her boyfriend in order to keep up the front to the media. Rowan steps up to the job but not without a reason.
Can Elara find love in a sea of lies and forgotten times?