About the Book One encounter with antisocial Xander Fairchilds artwork is enough to turn Skylar Stones carefully orchestrated one-percenter life upside down, unlacing his secrets and inviting him into a secret anime-soaked world. But will they be brave enough to embrace their fragile new relationship and let it last beyond the summer? Book Synopsis A single stroke can change your world. Xander Fairchild cant stand people in general and frat boys in particular, so when hes forced to spend his summer working on his senior project with Skylar Stone, a silver-tongued Delta Sig with a trust fund who wants to make Xander over into a shiny new image, Xander is determined to resist. He came to idyllic, Japanese culture-soaked Benten college to hide and make manga, not to be transformed into a corporate clone in the eleventh hour. Skylars life has been laid out for him since before he was born, but all it takes is one look at Xanders artwork, and the veneer around him begins to crack. Xander himself does plenty of damage too. Theres something about the antisocial artists refusal to yield that forces Skylar to acknowledge how much his own orchestrated future is killing him slowly...as is the truth about his gray-spectrum sexuality, which he hasnt dared to speak aloud, even to himself. Through a summer of art and friendship, Xander and Skylar learn more about each other, themselves, and their feelings for one another. But as their senior year begins, they must decide if they will part ways and return to the dull futures they had planned, or if they will take a risk and leap into a brightly colored future--together. Review Quotes Praise for Heidi Cullinan Heartwarming and achingly beautiful --USA Today Emotionally heartwrenching...with self-deprecating humor. -- Romantic Times Cullinan balances ... love-conquers-all romance in a context full of real contemporary challenges. -- Publishers Weekly I fell in love with the sheer beauty of the writing. -- Dear Author Cullinan reached inside and pulled out ALL the feelings: fear, guilt, sadness, anticipation, happiness, love, lust, bitterness, loneliness, togetherness, and coming of age. -- The Book Pushers