: As Tate confronts him, she begins to peel back his aggressive facade to find a lonely boy lashing out from his own deep-seated pain.

: This is the first book in a larger series that includes titles like Rival , Falling Away , and Aflame .

: Tatum "Tate" Brandt and Jared Trent were once inseparable childhood best friends.

: Suddenly, Jared turned on Tate, making it his mission to ruin her life through years of humiliation, cruel pranks, and malicious rumors.

: Returning for her senior year, Tate is no longer the victim. She decides to stop hiding and starts fighting back against Jared's antics.

: To escape the constant torment, Tate left for a year to study in France. The Return and Climax