Money, luxury, parties, power – all of this could not be less interesting to 17-year-old Ruby Bell. Since she was seven years old, she has had only one wish: to study at the University of Oxford.
Now, shortly before her graduation, her dream is within reach. All she has to do is survive another year at Maxton Hall College – the most prestigious and expensive private school in England. Since she got hold of one of the coveted scholarships, she has been trying to be invisible and attract as little attention as possible from her classmates.
Above all, she stays away from James Beaufort, the secret leader of the college. He’s too arrogant, too rich, too attractive, and he embodies everything Ruby can’t stand about England’s high society. Fortunately, he has no idea that Ruby even exists – at least until now.
Because when Ruby sees something she shouldn’t have seen, her invisibility cloak disappears from one moment to the next. All of a sudden, James knows exactly who she is and does everything he can to make sure she doesn’t destroy his family’s reputation.
Ruby is irritated – on the one hand, because James suddenly seems to be everywhere she is, but above all because it is increasingly difficult for her to ignore the violent crackling that reigns between them. James Beaufort is the last man she should be attracted to. Ruby knows that. And yet her heart soon leaves her no other choice …
