Our Little Secret

Four months left of senior year. A new school he’s only attending because his dad teaches there. And one rule: don’t trust anyone, don’t get close, and never let them find out why he was expelled from the last one.

Because Miguel didn’t do what they said he did. He just trusted the wrong people with the one thing he’d never said out loud.

Then the class soccer team needs another player. And suddenly there’s Pedro’s easy warmth, Arthur’s endless chatter, Zé Dois’s quiet loyalty. And Lucas: Clara’s best friend, unapologetically himself, a shimmer on his cheekbones, the kind of boy who makes hiding feel like a lie.

Miguel tells himself he’s keeping his distance. He’s doing a terrible job.

When a kiss finally happens, it feels like the start of something. But once you stop guarding a secret, other people get to decide what happens to it. And not everyone who loves Lucas is on his side.

A tender, hopeful YA MM romance about trust, first love, and the courage it takes to stop hiding. Hopeful, open ending.