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About this book

In the sun-drenched town of Bay View, California, 1987, senior year is supposed to be a simple stepping stone toward bigger dreams for Sara Cooper. She plans to keep her head down, work hard, and escape her small-town life. However, her plans are upended by Robbie Summers, the school’s reckless, golden-boy prodigal son. When Robbie’s carefree world begins to crumble, he realizes he needs to remind everyone of his status, even if it means entering his worst nightmare: a fake dating arrangement with the one girl he cannot get out of his head. Forced together by circumstance, Sara and Robbie navigate a high-stakes game of pretense that neither of them wants. As they play the part for their peers, the fire-and-ice dynamic between them begins to shift. What starts as a convenient ruse to secure their respective futures slowly transforms into something far more complicated. Utilizing the classic enemies-to-lovers and fake dating tropes, *Something Rad* captures the tension of a slow-burn romance set against the nostalgic backdrop of the late eighties. As they peel back the layers of their public personas, they find that the person they stand the least might just be the key to everything they truly need.