Publisher's Synopsis
When Gwen awakens on her first day at her third school in as many years - the Camelot Academy for the Arts - she has to remind herself that she's glad to be there. After all, it's the best private arts high school in the country. Of course, rumors that the student body is filled with nepo babies, egomaniacal actors, and worse don't help. But she's been through worse.
All Gwen really wants is to have her father back. Since that's impossible, she's set on doing what she needs to to keep her scholarship: learning everything possible about theater tech and avoiding any drama. It's her cousin, Elaine, who wants the love story, the happily-ever-after, the spotlight. It's Elaine who's been pining over Arthur Drake, son of one of the most famous actresses of all time. But it's Gwen who catches his eye, despite the fact that her clothes, her attitude, and half of the things that come out of her mouth make Elaine cringe. It's Gwen who's drawn into his group of friends, despite her conflicting feelings about his best friend, Lance. As Gwen starts finding her place behind the scenes, Elaine finds hers with a group of actors connected to secrets from Arthur's past, who know that bad behavior can be covered by little more than a minor dent to their trust funds. In the Spotlight of Camelot follows Gwen DeGrance through the Camelot Academy for the Arts - a modern high school filled with a cast of legendary characters all competing to be the best. She soon learns that Cafta is a place where the truth is almost always laced with creativity, secrets are wielded like swords, and friendships can redefine what it means to have a family. But just when everything seems to be going right, a series of attacks during the biggest show of the year puts Arthur's life in danger. Gwen is forced to face her biggest fears when the only way to bring the perpetrator into the spotlight is to step into it herself.
