Little Pieces of Light by Emma Scott (Deluxe Edition)

From USA Today and Wall St. Journal bestselling author Emma Scott comes an all-new emotional, angsty coming-of-age love story.

Emery is the popular, wealthy queen bee of Watch Hill High in Rhode Island. Her parents push her towards Brown University and a future as a socialite, ignoring her dream of becoming an interior designer. Xander Ford, an outcast with an IQ of 160, has secured a spot at MIT to study quantum mechanics. His father’s mental breakdown forces them to move back to Watch Hill, where Xander takes care of him while finishing high school.

Emery and Xander reconnect when she needs a calculus tutor. She recognizes Xander by his mismatched eyes as the quiet boy she met seven years ago. But now he’s rude and arrogant, so Emery maintains her queen bee facade, hiding her own struggles. Beneath Xander’s hard exterior and profound intellect, is a vulnerability he shows to no one, least of all the girl who once stole his heart.

As they spend time together, their old attraction rekindles. Emery confides in Xander that her Mean Girl act is just a front, and he begins to open up to her. When she reveals her need to be emancipated from her parents' plans, Xander agrees to a marriage of convenience. He’ll go to MIT, and she’ll apply to schools in California. As forces try to pull them apart, they both begin to wonder if their pretend marriage is still pretend…until their undeniable love for each other makes it real.