A scholarship to the ultra-exclusive Hannaford Prep is supposed to be your ticket out, but the moment you arrive, you're caught in the crosshairs of the school's cruelest clique—and suddenly every privileged boy on campus wants a piece of you. The game they're playing is dangerous, and you're determined to prove you're tougher than any spoiled rich kid, but three boys in particular seem bent on your total destruction. As Ash, Harley, and Blaise make it clear they want nothing to do with you, you can't help but wonder if surviving Hannaford means finding a way to break through their walls—or if playing their game will cost you everything. A gritty, addictive enemies-to-lovers romance about rising above your circumstances and discovering that sometimes the people who hurt you most are exactly who you need.

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Moody alt-pop and indie rock with edge—think Halsey, Billie Eilish, The Neighbourhood. Dark tension, sharp wit, and simmering attraction. Atmospheric production mixed with confident, defiant vocals. Sensual but guarded. Enemies burning slow before the inevitable collision.