Playing Pretend

Lily has spent her entire life living in her twin brother’s shadow, but she never imagined she’d have to become him. When her twin brother is forced to leave the country unexpectedly, Lily agrees to do the impossible—pretend to be him and attend his prestigious all-boys boarding school until he can return. With her hair cut short, her brother’s clothes on her back, and a carefully rehearsed story ready at all times, Lily steps into a world where one mistake could expose everything. At first, surviving an entire school year surrounded by hundreds of boys seems impossible. Then she meets seven boys who quickly become the closest thing she’s ever had to a family. Each of them carries their own secrets, scars, and complicated pasts, but somehow, they accept Lily without question. They tease her, protect her, drag her into their late-night adventures, and slowly become the brothers she never knew she needed. But one of them becomes different. The youngest of the group, the boy Lily promised herself she would never fall for. He’s kind when no one is watching, stubborn enough to drive her crazy, and somehow always seems to see through the walls she puts up. Every stolen glance and accidental touch makes Lily’s carefully constructed lie harder to maintain. Because he thinks she’s a boy. And Lily knows that if he ever discovers the truth, she could lose everything—including him. As their friendship turns into something neither of them can explain, Lily finds herself trapped between the life she’s pretending to live and the feelings she can no longer pretend aren’t real. She came to the school to protect her brother’s secret. She never expected to find seven brothers of her own. And she certainly never expected to fall in love with one of them. But how can she love him when the one truth that could bring them together is the very secret that could tear them apart?