Chloe Green has one goal: become valedictorian at her conservative Christian high school in Alabama. Her only real competition? Shara Wheeler—the principal’s perfect, popular daughter. But everything changes when Shara kisses Chloe… and then disappears.

Chloe isn’t the only one Shara kissed and left behind. She soon discovers that Shara also kissed two other classmates: Smith, Shara’s longtime boyfriend, and Rory, her reclusive neighbor. The three team up to follow a trail of cryptic clues Shara left behind—uncovering secrets, confronting their identities, and challenging everything they thought they knew about their small town, their classmates, and themselves.

At once a queer rom-com and a heartfelt coming-of-age mystery, I Kissed Shara Wheeler is a story about breaking rules, finding connection, and discovering who you are—even when the truth is messy.