Riley Monroe and Everett Rosenfeld have been best friends since they were four and have been in love since they were fourteen. Riley has promised Everett that no matter what, she will be his forever. So after Everett's mother dies in a car accident, why does Everett shut Riley down? Because Everett believes that Riley is the reason why his mother is dead.

Julie Rivers knew all her life that she was average. That's why she can't wait to escape her high-pressure privileged life and have a fresh start when she moves to New York City for college. She expected a regular senior year until she surprisingly gets cast in a reality show, co-starring the school's it-boy, Finn Kings. Plans change, new relationships develop, and life takes a lot of unexpected turns for her.