Joy, Libby and Angel are starting their junior year of college at Brookline University, and they're all keeping secrets.
Libby's met the man of her dreams. He's smart, funny, athletic ... and he doesn't want a relationship. She thinks she can handle a casual fling, but her growing feelings make her question whether she's being used.
Angel is tired of keeping secrets. From her boyfriend to her major to her progress in physical therapy, she's been keeping a lot from her friends, and it's only a matter of time before she breaks.
Joy has made a big decision about her major and what it means for her life after college. She knows what she wants to do, but she doesn't know if she'll get the support she wants from everyone.
Going back to where they grew up brings back a lot of memories - and creates a lot of questions about where to go from here. The girls have a lot of choices ahead of them at Brookline University.
Jennifer Samson (she/her) is the author of the coming-of-age Sin City saga, co-author of the dark comedy/thriller The Final Cut, and the non-fiction bestseller Self Publishing for Canadians. Her work has been featured in the Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, and Edmonton Sun.
She enjoys Japanese pens, Hilroy loose leaf, corner store candy, and stopping to say hi to every cat she meets on her walks.
She is a member of Gamma Xi Phi, a predominantly African American, anti-racist, non-hazing, all-gender professional fraternity for artists and creators, and served as National Secretary from 2023-2025. She is also a member of Alpha Phi Women’s Fraternity.
She currently lives on the unceded traditional and ancestral territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Coast Salish peoples.
Her current work-in-progress is a multi-book series set in 1980s and ‘90s Vancouver.