It started out as a game. She's everything a girl wants to be. He's everything a girl wants. As head cheerleader and quarterback, Kody Taylor and Austin Collins would normally be expected to be together with them being the schools Mr. and Ms. Perfect. Lucky for all the single boys and girls in their school, it'll never happen. They hate each other and they aren't afraid to show it. Not like it'll ruin their reputations anyway. If anything, it makes it better beacause people seem to enjoy the show. Will things change when they have to work together to keep their positions as head cheerleader and football captain? All their lives, everything between them has been just a competition. A challenge. A game. But what happens when it isn't just a game anymore?

Lucille is 17 years old. She does not have many friends. She's always been by herself since she had a hard time making friends. Ethan is also 17 years old. He is one of the most popular guys at school. He is the head of his baseball team. Boys admire him. And girls drool over his perfect looks. One night Ethan saves Lucille from a robbery. From there, one crazy decision made by the two to become "friends with benefits" leads to an endless, hot romance that's full of tears and untold feelings.

The student council decides to throw the yearly Couple Fest for Seniors because of their high grades. But there's a catch: You can't choose your own partner for the ball. Sean Gilbert. The arrogant, extremely hot, bad-ass leader of the popular clan. Elise Britts. The simple, sarcastic nerd who loves to read books and stay out of danger. But that's just the start of the game. When Elise's parents get a divorce, she gets sent away to a family friend's home to stay there while her parents come to terms. Then all of a sudden a guy steps out of the room directly across from hers. The one and only Sean Gilbert lives along with Elise Britts. A deal of who falls first is striked between them and who will be the first one to fall? A lot of things can happen when the player is just next door. This book starts as a good girl falls for the bad boy romance.