Thorne: A Dark Academia Romance (The Thorne of Winthorpe Book 1)

Ember finds out her parents illegally "adopted" her when Malcolm Weatherby, her real father, shows up in her life. He wants her to stay with him during her senior year of high school and have no contact with her adoptive parents during that time or, the threat is there, he will turn them in. She decides to accept and attend Winthorpe High School not for the benefit of her real father but because it is a prestigious school that offers a chance at a Fellowship in the Tech world that will pretty much set her up for life. Ember has dreams of making something of herself and making sure her parents never have to worry about finances again. Thorne Briar - the boy who lives across the street from Weatherby Manor - and all his little minions have other ideas. You see, it's very hard to get into Winthorpe High School. There aren't too many openings that just appear. Malcolm has used his influence to get Ember into the only open position. A position that was once occupied by a girl that went missing months before. Not only does Ember resemble the missing girl, but she took her spot which was being left open to memorialize her. A book about secret societies. Lies. Forbidden attraction. And the big question is, what happened to the missing girl?

One parts gothic. One parts V.C. Andrews. One parts bully romance. There you have a pretty solid start to a series!