Marlee Firth-Diaz has always been able to achieve anything she put her mind to. Out to prove herself to a talent scout, she puts her entire soul into directing the college's Beauty and the Beast performance. Her ambition is next to none, and her plan is flawless. Except for him.
Jericho an art student who cares more about creating his vision than his grades. He could be described as Marlee's opposite. But they are more alike than either of them cares to see.
Roped into helping with set design, he and the director butt heads. Marlee thinks he is lazy. Jericho thinks she is a control freak. But as the preparations for the play continue, and Jericho is somehow pulled into Marlee's friend group, their notions about each other fade away to reveal their many colors . . . and a whole lot of chemistry.
If you like spice and romance, this novella is for you! And while I'm not a huge fan of either, the writing and characters still kept me intrigued, and I didn't mind at all reading something new like this. The characters broke my expectations, and I was rooting for them to grow as people do and also succeed in their endeavors. I did notice a couple of times that there was a missing quotation mark on dialogue, but it was so few and far between that it didn't interrupt my reading outside of doubling back really quick to make sure it was a dialogue line. I'm excited to see more from this author!