The Impossible Vastness Of Us. Samantha Young

      “I know how to watch my back. I’m the only one that ever has.”

      India Maxwell hasn’t just moved across the country—she’s plummeted to the bottom rung of the social ladder. It’s taken years to cover the mess of her home life with a veneer of popularity. Now she’s living in one of Boston’s wealthiest neighborhoods with her mom’s fiancé and his daughter, Eloise. Thanks to her soon-to-be stepsister’s clique of friends, including Eloise’s gorgeous, arrogant boyfriend, Finn, India feels like the one thing she hoped never to be seen as again: trash.

      But India’s not alone in struggling to control the secrets of her past. Eloise and Finn, the school’s golden couple, aren’t all they seem to be. In fact, everyone’s life is infinitely more complex than it first appears. And as India grows closer to Finn and befriends Eloise, threatening the facades that hold them together, what’s left are truths that are brutal, beautiful and big enough to change them forever...

       From New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young comes a story of friendship, identity and acceptance that will break your heart—and make it whole again.

      The Impossible Vastness of Us

      Samantha Young

      “What is it you’re hiding?” I asked.

      “I can’t tell you. Please just trust me.”

      Hurt swept through me

      but I tamped it down. It wasn’t my place to demand Finn’s secrets.

      My frustration was suddenly

      mirrored in his eyes. “I wish things were different.”

      But they weren’t.

      I didn’t know if I was angry

      at Finn or just angry that nothing ever seemed to be easy for me. Everything was always a fight...

      SAMANTHA YOUNG is a New York Times bestselling author who resides in Scotland. Her novels have been published in thirty countries. When Samantha’s not writing books, she’s reading them. Or she’s shoe shopping.

      For my amazing agent, Lauren Abramo.

      You were my very wise guide on this journey.

      It is a tale that would have been quite different without you.

      Thank you, my friend.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Title Page

       Introduction

       About the Author

       Dedication

       CHAPTER 1

       CHAPTER 2

       CHAPTER 3

       CHAPTER 4

       CHAPTER 5

       CHAPTER 6

       CHAPTER 7

       CHAPTER 8

       CHAPTER 9

       CHAPTER 10

       CHAPTER 11

       CHAPTER 12

       CHAPTER 13

       CHAPTER 14

       CHAPTER 15

       CHAPTER 16

       CHAPTER 17

       CHAPTER 18

       CHAPTER 19

       CHAPTER 20

       CHAPTER 21

       CHAPTER 22

       CHAPTER 23

       CHAPTER 24

       CHAPTER 25

       CHAPTER 26

       CHAPTER 27

       EPILOGUE

       ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

       Copyright

       CHAPTER 1

      “AND WHAT IS THIS?”

      Jay and I broke apart from our kiss to find Hayley standing in the doorway. She stood looking young and attractive in her black-and-gold flight attendant uniform, glaring at us.

      Her dark brown hair was pulled back in a severe bun that only accentuated her high cheekbones and big dark eyes. Hayley was really pretty and I’d been told I looked a lot like her. Except for the eyes. I had his eyes. People told me all the time how amazing my eyes were. I would have given anything for Hayley’s eyes.

      I knew without a doubt that my looks were one of the reasons Jay James couldn’t quite give up on trying to get into my pants. Not that I was cynical