Trust Fall

Julia Lowell is content with her small-town life in Nebraska until an elderly neighbor passes away and leaves his multi-million dollar estate to her family. To claim the inheritance, Julia and her brother must relocate to an Upper West Side brownstone in New York City and enroll at an elite prep school. She quickly feels out of place among her wealthy classmates and begins failing math. Enter Damion Rutledge, a handsome peer assigned to tutor her. Unbeknownst to Julia, Damion is the great-nephew of the man who left her family everything. Convinced her family took advantage of his uncle, Damion agrees to help Julia only to dig up proof against them. Expect plenty of sharp banter, high-society drama, and a classic enemies-to-lovers dynamic. The romance stays clean and closed door, keeping physical intimacy strictly to kissing while building strong emotional tension. It is a great fit for young adult readers who love witty dialogue, fish-out-of-water tropes, and slow-burn teen rom-coms.