Best Friends Aren’t Forever

Think Gossip Girl—but with more money, hotter drama, and a literal prince.

Welcome to Eastbrooke Academy, the elite boarding school where trust fund kids rule the halls, scandal spreads like wildfire, and the rules? Yeah, they don’t apply here.

Aubrey Lane Arrington was practically born to go to Eastbrooke. Her mom’s a famous actress, her dad owns the hottest clubs around the world, and her lifelong crush-slash-former-best-friend, Branson Johnson, goes there too. The Johnson boys are Eastbrooke royalty—rich, reckless, ridiculously good-looking—and they’re known for one thing: breaking hearts.

But after a fight in the Hamptons blows up everything between her and Branson, Lane escapes to London… and falls for an actual prince. Royal dates, secret kisses, and a summer to remember? Yes, please.

Now all Lane wants is to move to London for good. Too bad her parents are shipping her off to Eastbrooke for junior year—regardless of what she wants.


So, she comes up with a plan.


Get kicked out of school.


Move to London to be with her prince.


And live happily ever after—without Branson.





Is Lane destined for London, or could Eastbrooke Academy—and a Johnson boy— win back her heart?

Tropes You’ll Love:

👑 Accidental It Girl

💸 Old Money Drama

❤️🔥 Enemies to Lovers

👑 Prince Boyfriend

🎉 Wild Parties

💔 Love Triangle

👀 Friends to Lovers

🎭 All the Teen Angst

The Eastbrooke Academy series is the next-gen spinoff of the USA Today bestselling Keatyn Chronicles—perfect for fans of Gossip Girl and The Summer I Turned Pretty. If you love messy love triangles, preppy chaos, and binge-worthy drama, you’ll be obsessed with Eastbrooke.