Home Sweet Drama

HOME SWEET DRAMA

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CANTERWOOD CREST SERIES:

TAKE THE REINS

CHASING BLUE

BEHIND THE BIT

TRIPLE FAULT

BEST ENEMIES

LITTLE WHITE LIES

RIVAL REVENGE

Canterwood Crest

JESSICA BURKHART

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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Designed by Jessica Handelman

The text of this book was set in Venetian 301 BT.

Manufactured in the United States of America / 0210 OFF

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Library of Congress Control Number 2009942965

ISBN 978-1-4169-9040-6

ISBN 978-1-4169-9909-6 (eBook)

To girls' nights—always legen- … wait for it … -dary!

Thanks to
How I Met Your Mother
's Barney for uttering that epic line.

Thank you, Alyssa Henkin, for representing this project.

Lots of thanks to Monica Stevenson and the amazing Canterwood models.

On the S&S Team of Awesome: Jessica Handelman, Liesa Abrams, Russell Gordon, Karin Paprocki, Alyson Heller, Mara Anastas, Fiona Simpson, Bethany Buck, Bess Braswell, Lucille Rettino, Nicole Russo, and Venessa Williams. Brenna Franzitta, thank you so much for being a fab managing ed.

Kate Angelella, the edit letter for this book is by far the most memorable. I hope you realize what you (fueled by coffee, espresso beans, and Red Bull) bring to these books. You're not only a fabulous editor, but also an envy-worthy writer, and that's what gives your edits that extra sparkle.

Thanks to my awesome reader girlies! Your e-mails, letters, and comments mean so much. Team Canterwood!

Mandy Morgan and Lauren Barnholdt, the phone calls and e-mails are so fun, and I always look forward to chatting.

Ross Angelella, thanks for introducing me to the ICB. A perfect “I finished my draft!” reward. Or, you know, a Monday night “just because.” ;)

KAA, I *always* get stuck writing yours. Sparkly spritzers, nights at BF, falling down (we really need to start that photo-journal …) and
HIMYM
marathons are just
some
of the things that make you beyond superimportant in my life. And there's so much more to do … LYSMB <3

HOME SWEET DRAMA

1

TO JASMINE

JULIA AND ALISON'S REVENGE WAS COMPLETE. They'd taken out the biggest threat at school.

Jasmine King had been expelled from Canterwood Crest Academy.

I'd been standing in Jasmine's empty dorm room for a long time. Just staring.

I leaned my back against the wall and drew my knees to my chest, lowering myself to the bare wooden floor—shaking my head in amazement. It had happened so fast. I'd gone to the indoor arena to practice and had been using Mr. Conner's camera to film my session. Jas hadn't known the camera was on and she'd started to brag about how she'd framed Julia and Alison by making it look as if they'd cheated on their history test. I'd texted Julia and
Alison about the tape and they'd taken it to the headmistress. I'd just left the Trio's suite after a this-close-to-tears Heather had thanked me for saving her friends.