Lizzy Stevens isn't too happy about summer. She's trying to forget all memories of summers that were perfect because she knows this one won't be like that. She's recovering from a broken heart, her best friend has returned from boarding school and is a completely different person, she's bored with her job; working as a desk clerk at her family's inn, and most importantly, this is the first summer without her mom, who died in April. Lizzy life is as imperfect as they come. But she wasn't ready for this surprise. Lizzy gets offered a job by Evy Hawthorne, a homeschooled girl that she feels like she's seen before. Lizzy gets pulled into the mayhem of waitressing and learns what friendship is really like.
Elliot Jensen and Elliot Fintry have a lot in common. They share the same name, the same house, the same school, oh and they hate each other but, as they will quickly learn, there is a fine line between love and hate.