Pretend ...

Life's easy when everything's fake.Savannah West has rebuilt herself at Oxley College. New friends, new routine, a carefully curated version of who she's supposed to be. No one here knows about the girl she used to be, and she plans to keep it that way.Until Dane Beaumont walks back into her life.He knows the truth. He always has.Dane isn't just a reminder of the past Savvy is desperate to outrun. Ne's the one person who sees through every carefully constructed smile. Staying away should be simple. It isn't. Because the more Savvy pretends she's fine, the harder Dane fights to prove she doesn't have to be.-----Set against the sun and surf of an Australian college campus, Pretend is a heartfelt slow-burn romance about second chances, healing, and learning that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stop pretending.Perfect for readers who love:• protective heroes• emotional slow burn• college-set contemporary romance• closed-door, heartfelt love storiesPretend is part of the interconnected Oxley College Saga. Each novel follows a different couple, with familiar faces crossing paths along the way.