From New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes one of her best tales yet...
"What do you do when you meet your soul mate? No wait... that's too easy. What do you do when you meet your soul mate and have to spend a lifetime loving him in secret?
I'll tell you what you do.
You lie."

REN

Ren was eight when he learned that love doesn't exist -- that the one person who was supposed to adore him only cared how much he was worth.
His mother sold him and for two years, he lived in terror.
But then... he ran.
He thought he'd run on his own. Turned out, he took something of theirs by accident and it became the one thing he never wanted and the only thing he ever needed.

DELLA

I was young when I fell in love with him, when he switched from my world to my everything.
My parents bought him for cheap labour, just like they had with many other kids, and he had the scars to prove it.
At the start, he hated me, and I could understand why.
For years he was my worst enemy, fiercest protector, and dearest friend.
But by the end... he loved me.
The only problem was, he loved me in an entirely different way to the way I loved him.
And slowly, my secret drove us apart.

A True Coming Of Age Story.

"The Boy and his Ribbon" really does deserve all the 5 stars, all the accolades and all the praise. Ren and Della are characters that will stay with me for a long time. -Hopeless Romantics Book Blog

I think this is it. The best book I have ever read and I have read a lot of books. Pepper's writing in this book is beyond superb.--Wanton Book Lover Blog

This book. God, this book is one of the best books I have ever had the pleasure of reading.. 6 stars, S Goodreads

ALL THE STARS I was in the mood for an emotional love story and this delivered it in spades. Provocative and utterly mesmerizing! - The Rebel Reader

No words will EVER describe the pure RAW, UNAPOLOGETIC, BEAUTY of this story. - Celesha, GR

I HIGHLY recommend this novel. Absolutely my favorite Pepper Winters novel to date. - Alessandra Torre, New York Times Bestseller

Six Stars!... the most painfully heartbreaking, soul-shattering, addictive, unforgettable, and most beautiful masterpiece I have ever read! - S Reads

This book made me feel things I haven't felt in a very long time. Pepper has mastered the art of writing, and this book, this damn book was every-f*cking-thing. - Amo Jones, Wall Street Journal Bestseller

Unbelievable. This is a MUST READ! The writing is superb. - Wickedly Sweet & Synful Book Blog

This left a lasting impression on me. I can't get this out of my mind. - The Bookaholic
... Tropes: forbidden romance, age-gap, forced proximity, coming of age, life story, steamy & romantic

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• Literature & FictionGenre FictionComing of Age
• RomanceNew Adult & College Romance

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