<p><strong><em>Betrayal.&nbsp;Blackmail.&nbsp;Revenge.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>How is it that those three words now rule my life?</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Sucevic comes a dark sexy high school bully romance.</p><p>Welcome to the world of Hawthorne Prep.&nbsp;A seemingly idyllic school where ivy clings to the thick stone walls and a wrought iron gate keeps out the townies who can't afford to foot the hefty price tag.</p><p>Except...I'm one of those townies.</p><p>I don't belong here.</p><p>Most of the time I feel like an outsider with her face smashed against a windowpane while staring inside.&nbsp;It's a lonely feeling.&nbsp;One I've gotten used to.&nbsp;There are times when I secretly wonder if I'll make it through senior year intact.</p><p>But then someone comes along and turns my world upside down and inside out.&nbsp;He makes me feel things I never dreamed possible.&nbsp;There's a possessiveness to the way he watches me and it sets my nerves on edge.</p><p>Especially when it's in front of my boyfriend.</p><p>The one I desperately want to break up with.</p><p>The very same one who will make my life hell if I try to pull the plug.</p><p>Steering clear of Austin Hawthorne is my only option.&nbsp;A little attempt at self-preservation.&nbsp;For both our sakes.</p><p>One night changes everything between us and has me believing in the possibility of something more.</p><p>Just as swiftly as I'm given hope it all comes crashing down around my head making me a pawn in a game between two boys who will stop at nothing to take each other down.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Prince of Hawthorne Prep is book one in a duet and not a standalone novel.&nbsp;The completed duet is a standalone story within the Hawthorne Prep series and will conclude with Princess of Hawthorne Prep.&nbsp;You do not need to have read the previous books in this series to enjoy this duet.</em></p>