Rumors and Puzzles
- Release Date: February 17 2025
- Length: 92.3k words / 380 pages
- Mentions of past cancer-related loss (Brooke’s dog and Tyler’s uncle), but no on-page death.
- References to parental divorce; Tyler’s father left when he was younger.
- Body image concerns and mentions of bullying.
- Some bad language, including s**t, biblical swears, and one F-word.
- Themes of sexual experience and rumors.
- Kissing and making out, including non-explicit mention of arousal.
Fitting together, not fitting in.
Last summer, I almost told Tyler how I felt about him.
But that was before he changed, abandoning our friendship for popularity, parties, and—if rumors are true—lots of girls.
This summer, a surprise vacation to Tyler’s lakeside cabin forces us together again. He doesn’t understand why I’m so mad, but after our moms partner us up for a jigsaw puzzle competition, we agree to a truce on the very first night.
Piece by piece, we rebuild our relationship until Tyler has me convinced. Beneath the mask, he’s still the lovable dork I once fell for. And now I’m falling all over again.
Life at the lake is a dream come true, but it can’t last forever.
Back home, Tyler introduces me to his world of image and expectations. It’s clear I don’t belong there—but does he?
- Mentions of past cancer-related loss (Brooke’s dog and Tyler’s uncle), but no on-page death.
- References to parental divorce; Tyler’s father left when he was younger.
- Body image concerns and mentions of bullying.
- Some bad language, including s**t, biblical swears, and one F-word.
- Themes of sexual experience and rumors.
- Kissing and making out, including non-explicit mention of arousal.