Stage Left, Heart Right

by Kate Forster

Clean romance for tweens and teens. Two Hearts – a brand parents can trust. Fall in love with Two Hearts—romantic fiction for young hearts. When it comes to surviving Year 9, Ava Riccardo has three 1. Stay invisible. 2. Stay quiet. 3. Never bring attention to herself. But when her best friend, Izzy, convinces her to audition for the school play, a modern Romeo and Juliet, everything changes. Somehow, Ava lands the lead role, opposite Cameron Reed, Izzy’s longtime crush and the funniest, cutest guy in their year. Now, Ava must navigate rehearsals, school work, Izzy’s anger with her for getting the lead role, and her own growing crush on Cameron. But as the spotlight grows brighter, so does the tension between friendship and first love. Ava never wanted to be the centre of attention. So, why does it feel so right standing beside Cameron on stage?
Clean romance series for tweens and young teens.

164 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2025

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[Evelyn Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

what a book. I loved it so much!!! The characters were written so well and relatable, and I loved how cute Cam and Avery were together 🤭🤭 I absolutely devoured this book, I read it in 2 days. The emotions the characters felt were so relatable and I could correlate myself to different aspects of different characters. I highly recommend this book. First 5 ⭐️ read of 2026

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[Jen Nishi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute, clean rom com full of self discovery and character development. I really enjoyed this one! It was cute but had some depth to it too. I loved the exploration of friendship and parent/ child dynamics. It felt very real.