Keegan is a boy who loves affection. He's usually quite peppy and excitable, but everything in life has turned against him. He ends up locking away his emotions and making himself distant from the world, trying to avoid further suffering. He's left a shell of his former self, struggling to get through life. He decides to take time away from his abusive life by going on a week long school trip to collect his thoughts. He is placed in situations he couldn't have imagined. Theo is a laid back jock. He can come off as aggressive and bossy, usually around his friends, though he has a heart and can be quite kind. His life is hectic and full of annoying people. His parents are inconsiderate, his friends are clingy and loud, and the rest of the school sucks up to him, which he doesn't received well. He just wants to be left alone. After deceiving his clingy friends he snuck away on the school trip, hoping he could finally get some peace and quiet. This trip would hold some surprises for him, and maybe even change his life. What future will await these two? Are they destined for greatness, or despair?

"Maybe instead of focusing on getting girl's numbers, you should focus on getting A's." People automatically think "nerd" when they hear the name Jade Clarke. She excels in all of her classes and is expected to be awarded as Valedictorian at the end of high school. The only guy she trusts in her life is her twin brother, Shane, who has stuck by her side through thick and thin. When football captain, Raysen Pierce is struggling in Trigonometry, Jade is called in to tutor him. Without the help of her, Raysen is most likely going to fail which means he can kiss all his football dreams, goodbye. During their tutoring sessions, secrets get revealed and she soon learns that there is more to Raysen than she expected. A side that only Jade gets to see is revealed and makes her question her opinions on boys. Raysen isn't the only one learning new things, though. Can he teach Jade to trust again? Will she finally be able to see that not all boys are the same? --- Highest Ranking: #25 in Teen Fiction (6/11/18)