Publication Date: July 22, 2025
An irresistible, juicy contemporary novel based on the TikTok phenomenon #BamaRushTok—about four sorority sisters brought back to the top-tier house they ruled at the University of Alabama, when secrets they’d thought long buried threaten to resurface.
Four sorority sisters. Each with dark secrets. They must stop the unexpected opening of a time capsule created as part of a sorority rush ritual that was supposed to hold their deepest secrets buried forever…
Five years after they thought they’d said goodbye forever, a group of sorority sisters find themselves back at the University of Alabama for Rush Week. Some return to rekindle their friendships, and others to keep long silent secrets from being exhumed. Unbeknownst to them at the time, the infamous “Spill Book” they wrote confessions in as a trust (hazing) exercise over the years was placed into a time capsule—now it’s been stolen, and the anonymous thief is threatening to expose them all on Bid Day.
Rush Week is a juicy, wild, drama-packed novel filled with good—and not so good—girls behaving badly, dark humor, and sexy scandals. As the sisters navigate their present and not-so-distant past, unbreakable bonds of friendship are put to the test, and regrettable mistakes threaten to change everything if exposed. But perhaps if they confess their sins to each other, they can begin to mend not only themselves, but their sisterhood— before the world finds out just how wicked they are.
It’s been five years since the sisters of Alpha Delta Lambda buried the time capsule, so there’s plenty of excitement leading up to unpacking it during this year’s celebration.
However, author Michelle Brandon weaves in plenty of surprises in Rush Week. Annabelle, Taylor, Brooklyn, and Asana share a complicated history connected by ADL sisterhood. Someone is spilling secrets—blackmail fashion—to ensure attendance.
The story unfolds with a past/present focus for the primary characters. The author doesn’t immediately give away any juicy secrets, but there is plenty of foreshadowing to maintain interest.
Meanwhile, a glimpse inside sorority life reveals more than just a group of smiling, beautiful young women. The angst tied to efforts to belong is intense, especially when those actions are supposed to be confined within the pages of a book—inside the buried time capsule.
Rush Week brims with anticipation as the returning sisters uncover secrets from the past that threaten their future.
Michelle Brandon is a pseudonym for Eliza Knight, an award-winning and USA Today bestselling author. A travel junkie and fan of wine, when she’s not writing, she can be found lounging on the beach with a delicious book or taking a long restorative walk. Surrounded by palm trees and wild animals, she lives in the sunshine state with her husband, daughters, two slobbery doggies and a turtle named Fish.
