Ethan & Grace by Laura Kneidl (The Darlington #2)

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A breathtaking friends-to-lovers dark academia romance set at the elite Scottish academy, featuring stunning stenciled edges and character art on the inside cover.

Grace's world falls apart when her boyfriend Henry ends things. Even a year later, she feels like she's lost herself. The one constant is her best friend Gideon — the boy she spent every school holiday with at Dunbridge Academy. But after a painful summer with no contact, he returns for senior year, and Grace barely recognizes him. Every part of her aches for Gideon, but her heart has already been broken once. Can she really risk it again?

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A slow burn dark academia romance set at an elite Scottish academy, featuring stunning stenciled edges and character art on the inside cover.

Emma didn’t come to Scotland to fall in love. Arriving at Dunbridge Academy—the prestigious school where her parents met—she has one goal: uncover the truth about the father who abandoned her.

Enter Henry Bennington. Gorgeous, charming, and very taken. He’s everywhere: in her advanced classes, on her morning runs, at the midnight parties. Emma vows to keep her distance—until Henry discovers her secret mission and offers to help. She tells herself she’s only saying yes for his knowledge of the school’s history... not because of those impossible green eyes.

But when late-night research sessions turn into moonlit walks, their carefully drawn lines begin to blur. Emma knows she’s falling for him. Henry can’t deny his feelings either. And just as happiness seems within reach, fate intervenes. Now Emma has to choose: uncover the truth about her past or fight for a future with Henry—knowing either choice might break her heart.

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A friends-to-lovers dark academia romance set at the elite Scottish academy, featuring stunning stenciled edges and character art on the inside cover.

“I don’t want to just be anyone to her, I want to be everything.”

Charles Sinclair has been Victoria Belhaven-Wynford's best friend since fifth grade, the one person Tori can tell anything to—except how her stomach knots every time she's with her new boyfriend Valentine. Deep down, Tori knows what she feels for Valentine isn't comparable to her connection with Sinclair. But now her best friend is starring as Romeo alongside classmate Eleanor's Juliet in Dunbridge Academy's annual play, and Tori has been assigned to write their love story for the production.

Since their one kiss years ago, Tori has tried desperately to forget her feelings for Sinclair, convincing herself they're destined to be nothing more than friends. Valentine Ward, rugby captain and unofficial king of their boarding school, seemed like the perfect distraction—until Sinclair's obvious disapproval made everything complicated.

Now, she's trapped crafting the perfect love story for the stage while hiding her true feelings. As Tori writes romantic scenes for her best friend to perform with someone else, the line between fiction and reality begins to blur. How can she pen a love story for Sinclair and Eleanor when she wants nothing more than to be his Juliet?

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An enemies-to-lovers dark academia romance set at the elite Scottish academy, featuring stunning stenciled edges and character art on the inside cover.

One night was all it took to shatter Olive Henderson’s world. After a devastating fire at Dunbridge Academy, her life is left in ruins. Her injuries forced her to repeat her junior year and the future she worked so hard for—her spot on the swim team, her plans to graduate with her friends—has slipped through her fingers. Starting over feels impossible, and Dunbridge no longer feels like home.

Then Colin Fantino arrives. The new student from New York is everything Olive doesn’t need—arrogant, guarded, and determined to hate his new life in Scotland. Banished from his former life in the city, Colin wants nothing to do with Dunbridge or anyone in it. But Olive sees cracks in his hardened exterior, and against her better judgment, she’s drawn to the boy who seems just as lost as she is.

As their connection deepens, Olive begins to find hope again—hope for herself, for her future, and for the possibility of love. But Colin is keeping secrets, and when Olive discovers the real reason he was sent to Dunbridge, their fragile bond is put to the ultimate test.

Can two broken souls find a way to heal together, or will the weight of their pasts pull them apart?

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An enemies-to-lovers meets fake-dating romance from Wattpad sensation Selina Mae, featuring gorgeous stenciled edges, art on the inside cover, and an exclusive bonus chapter.

The only thing harder than faking it? Admitting it's real.

All Athalia Pressley wants is to rebuild the shattered bond with her twin brother, Henry. But after years of distance, she's starting to believe it's impossible--until a statistics class lands Athalia with an unexpected tutor: Henry's sworn enemy and campus golden boy Dylan McCarthy. Suddenly, she has her brother's undivided attention.

Dating is the last thing on Athalia's mind--especially not with the arrogant, impossibly hot McCarthy, who embodies everything Henry despises. But when she realizes her brother's sudden interest hingest on Dylan's presence, Athalia makes a reckless bargain: she and McCarthy will fake date, giving her the perfect excuse to stay in Henry's orbit.

They draft a contract. Rules are set. Boundaries drawn. Yet as tutoring sessions bleed into elaborate staged dates, Athalia's carefully crafted plan unravels. The longer they pretend, the more those butterflies in her stomach feel dangerously real.

Falling for McCarthy was "rule #7" on their "don't" list, but as the line between real and fake blurs, Athalia faces an impossible choice: the twin she’s desperate to reconnect with, or risk everything for the boy who might be worth breaking all the rules for.

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A second chance romance from Wattpad sensation Selina Mae, featuring gorgeous stenciled edges, art on the inside cover, and an exclusive bonus chapter.

The closer she gets to the truth, the harder it is to keep her distance.

Paula Castillo is determined to get her life back on track. After years of setbacks, she’s ready to graduate, launch her journalism career, and finally confess to her parents back in the Dominican Republic that she’s been lying to them about her success. Tasked with writing a profile on the University’s soccer star, she sees it as the perfect opportunity to restore her journalistic reputation.

The problem? That soccer legend is Henry Pressley—her ex. In the past year, Henry hasn’t just signed a million-dollar deal with a Major League Soccer club; he also broke Paula’s heart. They haven’t spoken since, and Paula is determined not to let herself fall back into the whirlwind of Henry that almost cost her everything.

But one-on-one interviews and unexpected late nights together force them to confront their history. As Paula becomes the first journalist granted access to Henry’s tragic past, she realizes the broody soccer player still has a soft spot for his lucky charm. And maybe, just maybe, the second time’s the charm after all.

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A forbidden romance and summer of self-discovery from Selina Mae, the author of Lessons in Faking, featuring gorgeous stenciled edges and art on the inside cover.

Valentina Rhodes has spent her life trying to please everyone, always putting her own needs aside. When she realizes her brilliant university degree is still not enough for her family, she knows something has to change. She plans for the summer at Oakport Island with her best friends to change everything. Armed with a bucket list of forbidden wishes, she's finally ready to discover who she really is.

Then Caden Callahan crashes her plans.

The charismatic soccer captain wasn't supposed to be here, and he definitely wasn't supposed to move into her room. Valentina tells herself the night they shared was a one-time mistake—until she discovers he'll be a part of their friend group all summer long. Now every stolen glance and accidental touch threatens to shatter the one rule keeping their group intact: no dating friends.

Valentina knows staying away from Caden is the smart choice. The safe choice. But as she starts putting herself first for once, she faces an impossible realization: maybe standing on her own doesn't mean standing alone.