(This is the prequel to There's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate. Do not read this until you've read that first, because there will be spoilers...) You've heard their stories before. You know what happened during their senior year. You know about Hunter and how Jordan's complained about Jesse countless times. But now it's time to find out what really happened during their first three and a half years of high school. Jordan and Jesse are enemies once again, and their lives are no longer threatened. What was it like all those years before they went to Camp Kingston? Join them for their freshman, sophomore, junior, and beginning of senior year as they fight and bicker once again.

Leah is beautiful, outgoing, and popular. Because of this, she's gotten everything she's ever wanted. Except for one thing. All she's ever really wanted was to please people, but she never seems to be able to. Unlike her friends, she doesn't care about any of the superficial things that seem so important. To Leah, if something isn't fair, it just isn't right. So when an isolated classmate named Blake gets to listen to music during class while no one else can, she can't help but feel annoyed by him. When their English teacher partners the two of them up for a project that will last them the entire school year, this only adds fuel to the fire. Their assignment is to create a song describing their relationship. Sounds easy, right? Not for these two. Blake is different, and Leah is about to find out that different is just what she wants and needs. But what she doesn't know is that Blake has a secret, and it's something he desperately wants to keep from her. Falling in love with someone isn't as easy as it might seem. Life isn't fair, but Leah and Blake are about to find out that love isn't either.

As her senior year begins, Leah has changed, but no one is sure if it is for the better. According to their loved ones, her relationship with her boyfriend is apparently unhealthy. The only thing that their friends and family can do is force them to stay apart. But you can't keep these two away from each other that easily. Instead of breaking up and moving on, they decide to keep their relationship a secret from everyone. But it isn't as easy as it might seem. Old flames arise, and so do other problems that Leah and Blake had never had to face before. Life isn't fair, but Leah and Blake are still learning that love isn't either. (Sequel to Our Song)

Adjusting to a new school is hard. Maxynn Chase would know about that better than anyone. When she first entered Corvus High School, everyone mispronounced her name and targeted her as the school's playboy's next victim. But a year later, things have changed. People could finally pronounce her name and were now convinced that she had caused her mother's supposed murder. Because of her mother's sudden death, Maxynn is forced to move in with the school's playboy, who is still determined to go out with her, even after a year of being rejected. She is just like his usual targets: she's a breathing female. Finally fed up, Maxynn suggests a game that they could play, a game she is determined to make him lose. Too bad she doesn't realize that she's already playing someone else's game.