Beckett Effect (2026)

A notorious playboy. A girl on a mission. This juicy young adult revenge romance combines the appeal of John Tucker Must Die and Lynn Painter’s Better than the Movies with popular rom-com tropes including revenge romance, fake dating, enemies to lovers, grumpy and sunshine, and high school romance. Beckett Lane is a legend, with more ex-girlfriends than letters in the alphabet, a reputation for outrageous escapades and a famous father. Wren Richardson hates him more than anyone else does. While everyone is under Beckett’s spell because of his Greek god-like looks, Wren sees through him. When Beckett humiliates her angelic sister Kennedy in front of the entire high school, Wren vows revenge. Together with Beckett’s exes, she plans to make a documentary revealing who he really is, convinced that she alone is immune to the Beckett Effect. But as she gets closer to him, Wren begins to wonder whether there is more to the school’s biggest womaniser than she realised, and whether the line between hate and love is really so clear. The book is suitable for readers aged 12 and over.