Kayla Tirrell

Tessa Kayla Tirrell

The grass isn't always greener on the other side.




Tessa never dreamed of going to Shelfbrooke Academy, but the summer before her senior year, a lawyer visits her family saying she's a long-lost descendant of the D'Villes-one of the founding families of the school. Encouraged by her parents, she leaves everything she knows behind to finish her studies at the prestigious boarding school.

Once there, Tessa's ties to the D'Villes give her access to all the perks Shelfbrooke has to offer-secret meetings, private rooms, hot guys.

But when Tessa and Angelo, the artistic student she can't seem to stop thinking about, are paired for a school project, Tessa discovers not everyone shares the same love for the D'Ville name. Many would delight to see their fall from grace, while others are willing to do anything to climb to the top.

How far is Tessa willing to go to learn more about her past while trying to follow her heart?




Tessa is a modern retelling of the classic novel, Tess of the d'Ubervilles. It's the second book in the Shelfbrooke Academy series (a collection of retellings that can all be read as standalones) that promises to be a lot more fun than the original!