A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime by Monica Murphy (Paperback)

Wren Beaumont has mastered perfection. At Lancaster Prep she is admired, trusted, and held up as the kind of girl who never steps out of line. Top grades, good manners, and a spotless reputation follow her everywhere she goes. She knows what is expected of her, and she delivers without complaint. But a perfect life can be suffocating, and Wren begins to wonder if she has ever truly lived at all.

Crew Lancaster is everything she isn’t. Moody, reckless, and born into power he never asked for, his future has already been written by a controlling father and a legacy he can’t escape. Crew might walk the school like he owns it, but inside, he is restless and angry, pushing back at the world in the only ways he can. Wren is the last person he should want. She represents control, order, and the rules he despises.

When their paths collide, sparks rise out of annoyance, curiosity, and something neither one can explain. Beneath the polished surfaces, they find unexpected depth in each other. Wren learns what it means to want something for herself, while Crew discovers the weight and power of genuinely caring. Together they stand on the edge of first love—intense, terrifying, and thrilling. Their connection challenges every expectation placed upon them, and once it begins, neither of them can walk away.