The road ahead of us winds through the valley, along a river that snakes away to the sea. And then I see it. The former monastery with the big church in the middle, surrounded by a dark wall. The jumble of rooftops and pointed spires, reaching up in to the blue sky . . . Falling in love wasn't on Emma's agenda for her year abroad at Dunbridge Academy, the boarding school where her parents once met. Here she wants to find out where her father disappeared to when he left their family all those years ago. She has no time for distractions. But when she meets fellow student Henry, Emma knows she's in trouble. During secret midnight parties and moonlit walks through the old school buildings, feelings grow between them, and Emma feels powerless to resist. But Henry has a girlfriend and Emma doesn't want her heart broken . . . 'An amazing book about love and dark academia' 5* reader review 'I laughed and I cried' 5* reader review 'Incredible, I couldn't put it down' 5* reader review