Everyone at Maple Heights thinks Maddie is just the awkward girl who’s always second-best—if they only knew she’s also ROY, the superstar singer with millions of fans (including her arrogant classmate Derek). When her secret identity collides with high school drama, Maddie must decide if she’s ready to step out of the shadows and claim her power—or lose everything she’s built. Secrets, betrayal, and a chance at revenge all hang in the balance as her two worlds threaten to collide.
For three years, Alex has survived by pretending to be a man, hiding her true self among the shadows of the governor’s mansion. But when she falls for the governor’s most dangerous companion, secrets ignite into a passion that could destroy them both. One touch could cost her everything—but she’s done pretending not to want him.
Derek has spent his entire college life hiding the truth about his intersex body and his forbidden crush on his perfect, aloof roommate, Marcus. But when a single accident shatters his carefully constructed lies, Derek faces the ultimate risk: will Marcus reject him, or could their rivalry turn into something dangerously intimate? Everything Derek has ever feared—and hoped for—hangs in the balance.
Sold at fifteen to a mansion of secrets, Hannah survives as a hidden half-bed wife—never seen, never loved. When her forbidden face is revealed, every cruel rule in the Carter household threatens to shatter. She must risk everything: her heart, her identity, and her only chance at freedom.