Everyone says best friends don’t kiss. Y/N and Mason have spent their entire lives proving everyone wrong. Since they were little, quick kisses on the cheek, foreheads, and even lips were as normal as holding hands or sharing snacks. No matter how many strange looks they got, they always shrugged and said the same thing: “Friends can kiss.” But when senior year arrives and feelings start getting harder to ignore, the line between friendship and something more begins to blur. And for the first time, Y/N and Mason have to ask themselves a question they’ve never considered before: If friends can kiss… then what happens when you’re no longer sure you want to be just friends?
I moved across the country to disappear, but a housing error just put me in a suite with the five most popular guys on campus. They have the world at their feet, while I’m just trying to survive the shadows of my past. Can I keep my secrets hidden when five people are suddenly determined to see the real me?
At school, you hate each other. Online, you’re falling for a stranger. Every night, you vent to someone anonymously through a messaging app made for students. They understand you better than anyone else. Too bad it’s the same person you can’t stand in real life.
You used to know everything about him. His favorite song. His worst fear. The way he looked at you when nobody else noticed. Then one night destroyed everything. Now, years later, you’re forced to work together at a summer camp pretending you’re strangers — while everyone around you starts noticing the tension you both swore was gone.
You always go back to Mark Carter. No matter how badly he hurts you. No matter how many girls he cheats with. No matter how many times he promises he’ll change. Then one night, a stranger sees the truth behind your fake smiles. Milo Moretti knows you deserve better — even if you don’t believe it yourself. And the more he watches Mark destroy you, the more determined he becomes to pull you away from him. But leaving Mark was never going to be easy. Especially when heartbreak can feel a lot like love.
At Blackthorn Academy, your ranking decides everything. So when your envelope says #237 — DEAD LAST, the entire school knows something is wrong. There are only 236 students. Now whispers follow you through the halls, anonymous warnings appear at your door, and the five most feared boys on campus suddenly won’t leave you alone—especially Rowan Vale, the cold, dangerous heir who looks at you like he already knows how your story ends. But the deeper you fall into Blackthorn’s secrets, the more you realize your ranking wasn’t a mistake. Someone wanted you erased. And falling for Rowan might be the thing that gets you killed.
Being trapped in a car for twelve hours with your enemy sounds unbearable. It becomes worse when old feelings start resurfacing. One broken-down vacation. One impossible road trip. And way too many opportunities to say things you should probably keep buried.