Defiant
A Sweet Teen Romantic Comedy
Dryden High Series: Book 5
About the Book
Brilliant girl.
Broken boy.
Beautiful collision.
Jesse Evans has it all figured out. Porsche. Perfect waves. Senior year freedom in sunny California. At least, that's what he tells himself while dodging his father's texts about custody battles and mandatory New York relocations.
Then Raven Gaspari walks into his AP Gov class with her service dog, designer sunglasses, and zero patience for people who think "blind" means "helpless."
One accidental almost-kiss in a crowded hallway? Jesse's done for.
But Raven isn't interested in being anyone's inspiration or charity case. She's got her own battles to fight—an overprotective father who thinks disability equals fragility, a family legacy that weighs heavier than her future, and a past that taught her the difference between love and control.
Jesse should walk away. Keep his head down. Survive senior year and the legal mess waiting for him.
He doesn't.
Because some people aren't meant to be ignored. They're meant to rewrite every rule you thought you knew about gravity, family, freedom—and falling completely, impossibly, recklessly in love.
Book Five in the Dryden High series, Defiant is a sharp, swoony romance about choosing yourself, defying expectations, and discovering that home isn't a place—it's a person who sees you exactly as you are.
