At Rosewood High, only the strong survive.
‘He’s the king of the castle, and I’m the girl hiding in the shadows.’
Amelie Thorn’s life is about to change. For better or for worse?
After narrowly escaping a childhood marred by neglect and fear, the emotionally scarred seventeen-year-old is sent to live with the prestigious Rook family. Having survived with so little, Amelie’s hopes and dreams are simple: to finally feel safe.
Instead, she finds Kieran Rook.
Devastatingly attractive, wealthy, and untouchable, Kieran views Amelie’s arrival as a misguided act of charity. The girl he names ‘the stray’ poisons his castle and intrudes into his life at Rosewood High, the kingdom he rules with a silver tongue. The need to torment the girl is as fierce as his attraction toward her. But how can you break someone who is already broken? The more Kieran tries to rip Amelie from his side, the harder he bleeds.
As they navigate the haunting shadows of their pasts, Amelie begins to unravel the hidden truth of Kieran’s hard exterior. Behind the cruel bad-boy mask is a soul just as scarred as her own.
In a place of privilege where the elite rule and the wealthy hide secrets, Amelie Thorn will break her silence. And Kieran Rook is the one boy who will risk everything to protect her.
He just doesn’t know it yet.
The Rebel and the Stray
One rules the school. The other is trying to survive it.
Note from the Author:This story is inspired by true events. Please note there is content which some may find triggering. 16+ due to explicit language and scenes of a sexual nature. This is a standalone story with no cliffhanger and a guaranteed HEA.
Book One of the Rosewood High Series.
For readers who crave:
Rich boy / poor girl
Extreme romantic escapism
Enemies to lovers
Tortured bad boy
Alpha male
Possessive, touch her and die
Sweet troubled female
Broken female who finds her strength
High school romance
Bully romance
Redemption
Genre: Young Adult Fiction