Under an Indifferent Sky

Emma Hayes has a ten-year plan. Miles Carter does not even have a plan for Tuesday. Emma relies on relentless control. With a strict schedule and her eyes locked on a prestigious university internship, she is determined to build a perfect, stable future. Miles, crushed by the weight of his wealthy father's expectations, protects himself with a flawless armor of apathy. If he does not try, he cannot fail. When a twist of academic fate forces them to co-author a complicated Philosophy thesis, their opposite worldviews violently collide. To survive the semester, they strike a deal to fake-date. The arrangement keeps Emma's overbearing mother happy and secures Miles's tuition funding. It is a highly efficient lie. But as the arrangement forces them into chaotic proximity, their walls crack. Emma discovers Miles is hiding a brilliant mind, and Miles realizes Emma's ambition is just a shield against her deep fear of failing. Soon, quiet library study dates blur into stolen moments, and the fake relationship starts feeling devastatingly real. When a sudden failure threatens to derail both of their lives, Emma and Miles must decide what is more terrifying: continuing to fake it, or finally letting go of the schedule and falling.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Blurb
Published: 10/03/2026
ISBN: 9798259832367
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.17d