DAY ONE

friends or lovers? / which will it be?

Mara Valentine's life is changed forever seemingly overnight when her first starring role in a made-for-streaming TV show becomes an instant success, and through it all she's holding tightly to the hand of her best friend and co-star, Rory Burnstead. As Mara falls for Rory even harder off screen than her character does on, she can't bring herself to be honest with him about her feelings because she's terrified of hurting him. Through this story of what is essentially the novel version of a jukebox musical, Mara has to ask herself: can someone good love a monster like her? And if so, can she trust herself enough to let them?