FAKE IT TILL FAME

Denim Cross is everything the Orpheum Conservatory of the Arts expects him to be disciplined, untouchable, and destined for greatness. Groomed since childhood to inherit his family's musical legacy, he knows exactly how to command a stage, control his image, and stay untouchable. But when Tyzee "Zee" Reed arrives at the prestigious Hollywood arts school, Malik's world perfectly curated and meticulously controlled begins to crack.

Tyzee is raw, magnetic, and utterly fearless  lo, a street-born rapper whose lyrics carries every scar, every longing, and every secret. He's also hiding a dangerous debt to Dominic "Saint" Moretti, a Hollywood mobster who helped him break into the industry and now wants leverage over him. Tyzee's fight to survive in the industry and keep his freedom puts him in direct conflict with Denim, the heir apparent everyone expects to claim the next record deal.

From verbal sparring on campus to late-night studio sessions where grudging collaboration turns into quiet vulnerability, Denim and Tyzee's rivalry burns hotter than anyone anticipated. Every glance lingers too long, every beat shared too intimate, and neither can deny the tension that simmers beneath their competition. Slowly, amidst the cutthroat music world, relentless industry politics, and the shadow of a dangerous criminal debt, Denim and Tyzee discover that they are stronger together than apart and that the love they've fought to ignore might be the only thing that can save them.