LESSONS IN LONGING

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Sienna Hartwell has one rule at Blackthorne University: never let anyone become more important than her future. As a scholarship student surrounded by wealth, privilege, and people who have never had to fight for anything, she’s learned to keep her head down, work hard, and never give anyone a reason to question whether she belongs. Then she meets Ronan Blackwood. Rich, reckless, and infuriatingly arrogant, Ronan is the university’s favourite troublemaker. He’s used to getting what he wants, and he’s never met a girl who looks at him as though he’s the biggest mistake she’s ever seen. Until Sienna. Their first encounter ends in humiliation, their second in an argument, and their third in a situation neither can escape: they’re forced to work together on a project that could change both their futures. Sienna wants nothing to do with him. Ronan finds her refusal to fall for his charm irresistible. But beneath the arguments, stolen glances, and jealousy neither will acknowledge, something begins to change. The boy who never stays starts looking for reasons to see her. The girl who never takes risks begins to question why his smile feels more dangerous than any mistake she’s ever made. Unfortunately, falling in love is the easy part. Trusting someone with the pieces of yourself you’ve spent years protecting is another lesson entirely. And when the past collides with the future they’re trying to build, Sienna and Ronan must decide whether what they feel is worth risking everything they’ve worked so hard to become. Because sometimes, the person who teaches you the most about love is the last person you ever expected to need. At Blackthorne University, some lessons are taught in lecture halls. Others are learned through heartbreak.