America Singer is a 5 living in Illéa who is secretly dating Maxon, a 2, who America met on a trip to the groceries. That's a long story but I won't bore you with the details. Maxons parent would never approve of the relationship, so the couple meets in a secret tree house every night. But, when Prince Aspen's selection, America enters in order to get money for her little sister May, who has Lymphoma. When she gets chosen for the selection and heads to the castle, it is obvious that Prince Aspen has fallen head over heels for her, but all America thinks she is destined to be with Maxon. Will America live a life as queen with a man who she doesn't love? Or Marry Maxon?