Taylor Brown and her best friend Emily Scott are starting their sophomore year of high school. Taylor has always had a crush on Jacob Parker, one of the so-called "bad boys" at school-but is he really as bad as everyone says, or is there a softer side hidden beneath it all? Taylor doesn't think Jacob would ever notice her-after all, she's just the quiet "nerd" in the background. But everything changes one day... Will Taylor discover the good side of Jacob, or is he exactly what everyone warns her about? Read the story to find out.