From the acclaimed author of The Rosewood Hunt comes a thrilling new mystery about a high-stakes competition packed with shocking twists,second chancesand deadly deceitwhere allies–and enemies–are the people you’d least expect. Chloe Gatti will do whatever it takes to win her elite boarding school’s annual competitionthe Wilde Trials. In the two weeks leading up to graduation from Wilde Academya dozen seniors are chosen to compete in a series of seven ultimate physical and mental testsand the winner will take home over half a million dollars–money that Chloe needs to help her sick sister. But the competition is fierce and includes her brooding ex-boyfriendHayes Stratfordwhose brother was the only student to die during the trials a few years ago. When someone starts blackmailing Chloe during the competitionshe’s forced to strike a deal with Hayes–if he helps her discover who is sabotaging hershe’ll help him solve the mystery his brother left behind. Following clues from Hayes’s brotherthe unlikely allies discover that something isn’t right about the Wilde Trials. With a life-changing prize looming over her head and her buried feelings for Hayes rising to the surfaceChloe will have to decide what’s really worth fighting forand if the cost of competing outweighs the potential consequenceseven if that includes ending up like Hayes’s brother–dead. Fans of Jessica Goodman and Maureen Johnson will love this dark academia thriller with a romantic twist!