"Behind the sweet smile and the scent of autumn maple, a dark secret awaits to be uncovered."
Seventeen-year-old Amara Blake moves to a small town called Elmridge after her mother suddenly lands a job as the principal of Elmridge High. A smart girl who prefers writing in her journal over socializing, Amara never expected her life to change the moment she meets:
• Elliot Thorne – the popular yet mysterious boy whose smile hides many secrets.
• Callum Rivers – Amara's childhood best friend who suddenly reappears after disappearing for five years.
• Selene Monroe – the seemingly perfect drama club president who seems determined to erase Amara from the social circle.
As Amara begins a new chapter in her life, she finds herself caught in a confusing love triangle—while slowly realizing that nothing in Elmridge is truly as it seems. Forgotten childhood memories, old betrayals, and buried family mysteries begin to haunt her.
And the most shocking part?
One of them may be connected to her mother's dark past… the one she's kept hidden all this time.