Cindy Ellis has plans for her life that do not include working in her stepmother’s spa. When she gets a scholarship to Manderley, Cindy thinks her dreams are finally coming true. Filled with visions of an Ivy League education and a fabulous new life, she can’t wait to leave Castle High behind and get started. If only she didn’t have to leave her two BFFs as well, it would be perfect. When the school’s drop-dead gorgeous transfer student and star soccer player, Marco, notices her on the first day of school, it almost is. But that’s where the fairy tale ends…because, once inside the hallowed halls with classes in full swing, Cindy sticks out like a generic brand among designer labels. Tormented by her snotty stepsisters and without her best friends for support, she begins to wonder if Manderley Prep is really all it’s cracked up to be. But when Cindy meets sweet-but-spoiled Victoria and Scott, who are itching to give her a makeover, she might jut find some new BFFs, too. And after a true fairy-tale moment with Marco, maybe even a BF…

At an exclusive school like Manderly Prep, you really need your BFFs to get you through. Victoria Lee, who spent her childhood in Hong Kong, has been transplanted to her parents' McMansion-unsupervised. Anyone else would think they were dreaming, but for Victoria, it's closer to a nightmare. Life alone in a big house can make you feel really empty. Victoria feels like she's stepped out of the book she has to read for Brit Lit, A Tale of Two Cities . And it's not just Hong Kong vs. San Francisco. It's her parents' Ivy League dreams vs. her own dream of fashion school. And the snotty kids at Manderley Prep vs. her real friends, Cindy and Maggie. Then there's her crush Steve, who doesn't even notice her anymore. She doesn't even feel at home at home -since the housekeeper's son, Gabe, acts like Victoria's very breath is destroying his precious environment. Maybe he's got a point. Maybe Victoria is miles from where she really belongs.

Spring has officially arrived at Manderley Prep??and lust is in the air? Ethan Andrews is the one guy that Maggie has always wanted but never had the courage to go for. With her shortage of funds and Ugly Betty looks, she?s not even a blip on his radar. That?s all about to change when Maggie gets the makeover of a lifetime?and a little help from her friends. The perfect opportunity to get noticed by Ethan comes on the class trip to Hawaii. Could there be a more ideal setting for a little romance? Now Maggie just has to figure out if she has the guts to make her move?