Valerie never thought a summer with school, friends, and internships would include falling for a rockstar. But when she meets Neil Crosby, her world is turned upside down. Between rehearsals, parties, and stolen moments backstage, Valerie has to navigate her growing feelings, the chaos of teenage life, and the undeniable pull of a boy who might just be her perfect match.

She's the girl everyone wants to be. He's the boy she was never supposed to lose. Wyatt Wysong's twin sister. Grew up glued to Neil Crosby's side-best friends, backyard concerts, sleepovers, secrets. Then middle school hit, and she rose fast: the effortlessly cool girl with the perfect hair, the hypnotic walk, the voice everyone woke up early just to hear on the school announcements. Cheer captain. Show choir star. Party-thrower. Everyone wants her. No one really knows her. Not even Neil... Not anymore. So when junior and senior year forces their worlds to collide again-old feelings, old wounds, and the truth she hides behind her impossible confidence-they're both left wondering: Can a girl who's mastered being adored ever admit who she really wants?

Marina has always preferred to see the world from behind a camera. Recently graduated, barely accepted into medical school and caught between what is expected of her and what she's afraid of losing, she spends the summer watching everyone else move forward while she walks on tiptoe. Music, photography, and a boy who was never really hers collide at a moment when choosing feels more dangerous than standing still. Sometimes, not choosing is a choice too.

Hannah Wysong has always lived just slightly out of the spotlight, with her twin brother, Wyatt. When Wyatt joins a local band, Hannah expects nothing to change-until she meets guitarist Neil Crosby. She's heard his name, seen him around, but never imagined he'd look her way. Then he does. What begins as casual conversations and hanging around rehearsals slowly turns into something Hannah never expected. The more she talks to Neil, the more she notices the warmth in his voice, the way he listens, the easy charm she somehow missed before-and the confusing flutter she can't quite name. As she's pulled deeper into the band's orbit, Hannah must navigate new friendships, hidden tensions, and the surprising realization that she might be falling for someone she was never supposed to notice in the first place. Love has a way of sparking in the most unexpected moments... and Hannah's quiet world is about to get a lot louder.

"I'm sorry for breaking your heart."

When you have a famous sister that is performing in the spotlight every weekend, you get used to all eyes being on her and living in the shadow. The most interesting thing about you is your sisters success, and the crazy stories people hear about her. Not to mention, anytime someone begins a conversation with you, it's about your sister; the wild, beautiful, and talented Phoebe Rhodes. It wasn't much of a bother to Iris, until a certain band started to show a certain interest in her. Now she doesn't know if her connection to the band is genuine or if it is purely for her connection to her sister. (neil crosby x fem oc)