The Mind Readers Game

Leo Park is the class clown - funny, invisible, and perfectly happy hiding behind jokes. When he stumbles on a mysterious ring in a dusty thrift shop by the New Jersey river, he discovers it lets him hear people's thoughts. His first target: Maya Chen, the most popular girl in ninth grade, who's never given him a second look. But the ring gives Leo more than he bargained for. Maya's thoughts aren't the shallow surface he expected - they're full of pain, pressure from home, and a loneliness that mirrors his own. And Maya is sharper than anyone gives her credit for. When she catches on to Leo's secret, she doesn't expose him. She flips the game, feeding him fake thoughts and leading him into public humiliation. What starts as a battle of wits becomes something neither of them expected. As the game spirals, Leo and Maya discover that the ring doesn't just reveal thoughts - it reveals the truth they've both been hiding from. And that might be the one thing neither of them is ready for.

Pagina's: 111, Paperback, Independently published