“Oh, Nick… what are you doing?” I moaned, a shiver running down my spine as his hand trailed beneath my skirt.Harriet Avery has spent years being the girl nobody sees.Brilliant, overweight, and bitter from years of bullying, she’s learned to keep her head down and stay out of everyone’s way.Until her name is announced as the lead in the school play.It has to be a cruel joke.Harriet is preparing herself for the humiliation of a lifetime when Nick Sanderson unexpectedly offers to help her rehearse. He’s charming, confident, and completely out of her league—but for some reason, he seems determined to bring out a side of Harriet she never knew existed.What starts as innocent practice soon turns into stolen touches, breathless moments, and a chemistry neither of them can ignore.For the first time, Harriet dares to believe that maybe the boy of her dreams could actually want her.Maybe Nick is the gem hidden beneath all the ashes.But when Harriet discovers the devastating truth, her new-found confidence comes crashing down.Because Nick wasn’t falling for her. He was only completing a dare.