{For those who HATE student/teacher stories, TRY THIS ONE ANYWAYS. I dare you to read it and say it was a waste of time} Alice 'Ace' Spade had fled her horrible foster family by the time she was sixteen and found a way to survive by dancing in a sleazy strip club. One night a man named Malcolm is brought in by his friends and Ace and Mal hit it off. Until the cops crash the club and discover that Ace is only seventeen and a runaway. They force her back to school and back to the foster family that abused her. Her only solace is that Malcolm is now her teacher and sometimes protector. But what happens when they still have powerful chemistry and a growing affection towards each other?

Sixteen year old Melanie Brooks left everything behind in her old town including her two best friends, Baylie and Liam. Melanie has a crush on Liam, and she thought of Baylie as a sister. So she wasnt really looking forward to moving hundreds of miles away from them to california, but she had to because her mom sent her away to live with her aunt. She then meets Damon Peirce, the jerk and player at the school. They both end up surfing together on a team, and at school they had every class together. They always arguee and dont get along , so why is it that Melanie enjoys being with him? they are always together. As Damon gets to know Melanie more he starts leaving his player ways and loses interest in other girls. Baylie and Liam visit her often and Melanie is confused and doesnt know if she and Liam will ever be anything more than friends, or if she should just go for Damon.