CARRIE'S CRUSH

Carolyn Anderson has buried herself in books, dismissing every romantic advance from her peers. As Brook High School's student body president, she's built a fortress of literature around her heart, impervious to her friends' matchmaking efforts. Everything shifts when Joseph Wilson arrives—a transfer student who dismantles her carefully constructed walls with a single glance. Suddenly, Carolyn finds herself utterly consumed by Joe, her inexperience rendering her transparent and vulnerable in ways she never anticipated. But Joseph harbors secrets beneath his magnetic exterior. He's driven by a mission that Carolyn's unexpected devotion threatens to derail. The cruel twist? His feelings have become dangerously real, transforming their connection from one-sided infatuation into something neither of them can control.