From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ivy Smoak comes a second chance romance inspired by Romeo and Juliet – if Romeo and Juliet had lived to tell the tale…

Two weeks ago, I lost everything. My mother passed away and I was sent to live with an uncle I barely knew. In a city where I don’t belong.

The only thing holding me together is stealing secret glances of the most popular guy in school. When I look at him, it’s a little easier to breathe.

I never expected him to notice me staring. And I definitely never expected him to speak to me. He’s New York City’s elite. And I’m just a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. His family will never approve of us. But that doesn’t mean we can’t date in secret.

If only it were that easy. Fate is cruel and twisted. Our love story isn’t simple with a nice little bow at the end. It’s real. And true love hurts.

Full of twists and turns, the Empire High Series is a second chance romance that spans from high school to adulthood.