Kiss Me at the Last Clue

At Hartwell High, a missing final clue sends Willa and Rhys across hidden corners of campus and into the truth they've both avoided. Clean, clever, and tender, this YA romance turns one school mystery into a real first love. The final clue was never supposed to disappear. Willa has rebuilt Hartwell High's beloved Founders Night clue trail from the ground up, and everything is finally ready to shine. Then the last envelope vanishes before first bell, replaced by a note that points her toward the one person she has spent months trying not to need. Rhys notices everything. That has always been part of the problem. What begins as a school mystery sends them through forgotten stairwells, the greenhouse, the darkroom, the memory wall, and the old quiet places where almost-confessions have been waiting far too long. With every new clue, the truth gets harder to outrun. The missing envelope is only part of the story. The rest lives in an old photograph, a note that was never given, and the growing realization that some endings were never meant to stay hidden. Tender, clever, and full of campus atmosphere, Kiss Me at the Last Clue is a clean YA romance about first love, missed timing, and the courage to choose the ordinary version of forever-something before it slips away again.