by Ann Liang
First published 2026
Chanel Cao has built her life around social media perfection. Every smile, every photo, every moment gets crafted for maximum adoration. Ares Yin prefers the shadows. He avoids attention while Chanel courts it. When Ares's brother vanishes and Chanel's parents secretly split up, desperation brings these opposites together. They share a strange vision of the future. Ares's brother appears while Chanel's house burns down. Both see opportunity in the other's crisis. Ares thinks Chanel holds the key to finding his missing brother. Chanel believes she can make Ares fall for her and somehow save both her family home and her parents' failing marriage. The problem is Ares has no interest in her polished online persona. He wants the real Chanel, not the performance. To get what she needs, Chanel must risk showing her authentic self. That means opening up to genuine feelings she has spent years avoiding.
Genres: romance, contemporary, social-media, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
384 pages · Paperback · HarperCollins