Cecilia Adams. An 18 year old sarcasm extraodinaire. Her life had always been sheltered and boring; family, school, and books. Lots and lots of books. Now that she's been accepted into her dream college, she hopes that her life will change and become more....exciting, perhaps. But how much of her life will change when a mesmerizing green-eyed boy with a seemingly innocent past crashes into her life unexpectedly? ... "What...what are they going to do to me?" I ask quietly. "Nothing. I promise you that I will not let anything happen to you, over my dead body will I let those assholes touch you." He presses his forehead against mine. "I love you." "I love you too. I trust you."

Ryan Clarke needs to shed his reputation as an irresponsible playboy if he wants to be appointed the CEO of his family's multi-billion dollar empire. He needs a serious girlfriend as part of his image rehabilitation. The only problem- he does not have any prospects. Except one. A chance encounter reunites Ryan with his high school best friend, Sara Morgan. Although she and Ryan shared a connection in the past, Sara feared she would never fit into his glamorous world. Growing up in a working-class home, Sara attended Ryan's private school on a merit scholarship. A decade later, Sara is a social worker for the same program that aided her as a teen. She cares about helping people- not wealth or privilege. When Ryan offers Sara a donation to her at-risk youth program in exchange for posing as his girlfriend, she accepts the deal despite her reluctance to get too close to Ryan again. They must work together to maintain their charade, all the while fighting their growing feelings for each other. Will their pretend relationship prove they are too different to be together? Or is it the second chance at love they needed all along?