KARMA: Cause and Effect. Cause: my boyfriend cheated on me with my best friend then blamed the catastrophe on me. Effect: Facing heartbreak head on just to prove I'm innocent. Cause: Finding out that heartbreak doesn't just come in the form of Dean-the-newly-demoted-ex-boyfriend-Rivers. Effect: confronting pent up 'daddy issues' and relationship phobias. Cause: learning that Karma isn't just a name, but a way of life. Effect: Seeing first hand that Karma always comes back to bite you in the ass.

Nerdy Dakota Evans makes the biggest mistake of her life by falling in love with her best friend, Aaron Ford. Despite coming from entirely different cliques in school, will their relationship have a chance? *** In a high school where everyone belongs to cliques, nerdy and boyish Dakota Evans' friendship with basketball jock, Aaron Ford, becomes a big issue. Aaron's highly protective of Dakota and doesn't realize that she's in love with him. With their friendship eventually going on the rocks, will Aaron finally realize his true feelings for Dakota before it's too late? [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]]