She's sunshine,he's storm They are school Rivals, now neighbours She hides it well,he's in denial. Alia, a hopeless romantic who believes in love like the stories she reads and Siddharth, a realist who refuses to entertain the idea of love at all. She has always believed in love the kind that lingers in stolen glances and whispered confessions. And for as long as she can remember, her heart has known only one name: Siddharth. A school crush that never quite faded, a quiet longing buried beneath layers of denial and distraction. Siddharth, logical to a fault, doesn't believe in the distractions of love. He plans his life with precision, leaving no room for unpredictable emotions. She frustrates him. He confuses her. They argue over the smallest things, challenge each other in ways neither expected. But then there are moments when she looks at him like he's something out of her favorite novel, when he shields her in a crowded room without thinking, when silence stretches between them She knows she loves him. She knows she always has. The only thing she doesn't know- Is if he'll ever let himself love her back. TROPES: Grumpy X sunshine Longtime unrequited crush Nextdoor Neighbour School rivals to lovers She falls first he falls harder Young Adult Romance slow burn Secret Crush

When Dallas Cooper stages a fake relationship with her enemy Amara Singh to get revenge on their exes, the last thing she's prepared for is their feud-ridden hatred turning into love. Standalone in the Sunset Scandals series *** Dallas Cooper hates Amara Singh. After their infamous feud over volleyball captain, she'd do anything to avoid her arch-nemesis. So when she's dumped by her first love, only to learn that her ex has moved on with none other than Amara's on-again, off-again ex-girlfriend, things feel like they can't get any worse. Except now Amara and Dallas have something in common. And with little risk and a lot to gain, they agree to a foolproof plan: pretend to be a couple to get revenge. As the unlikely duo spend time together, shocking the whole school with their picture-perfect romance, the line between ruse and real starts to blur. What happens when falling for each other is no longer part of an act? Will Dallas and Amara give in to their undeniable chemistry, or will their hatred-filled past and suspicious exes manage to tear them apart?