Maxton Hall

Mona Kasten

At the prestigious Maxton Hall College, scholarship student Ruby Bell is determined to keep her head down and focus on her dreams—until she witnesses a secret that draws her into the orbit of James Beaufort, the school’s wealthy and seemingly untouchable golden boy. Forced to navigate his world, Ruby discovers that beneath James’s polished exterior lie pressures and vulnerabilities that challenge everything she believes about him. As attraction grows amid social divides, family expectations, and carefully guarded secrets, both must decide how much they are willing to risk for a chance at something real. With sharp emotional insight and irresistible romantic tension, this story explores privilege, ambition, identity, and the courage to break free from expectations.

Mona Kasten

After a devastating betrayal, Ruby Bell is determined to rebuild her carefully controlled life and focus on the future she has planned for herself. But when a fabricated scandal threatens her reputation and leads to her suspension from school, the stability she fought for begins to unravel. James Beaufort is desperate to regain her trust, yet repairing their fractured relationship proves far more difficult than winning her heart in the first place. Blending emotional romance with themes of forgiveness, resilience, privilege, and the pressures of elite society, this compelling sequel explores whether love can survive when everything else falls apart.

Mona Kasten

Ruby’s future at Oxford is suddenly in jeopardy when a devastating accusation casts doubt on everything she has worked for—and implicates James in the fallout. As they struggle to uncover the truth, Ruby fights to protect her dreams while James confronts the suffocating expectations of his family and the consequences of standing up to them. Their love is tested by secrets, social divisions, and the fear that the lives they lead may be impossible to reconcile. With emotional intensity and keen insight into ambition, loyalty, and belonging, this compelling conclusion explores whether trust can survive when everything is at stake.