Spencer Hawthorne left her hometown when she was six years old, leaving Blake Dawson, her best friend, behind, along with her Dad. She missed taking pictures with him of all the silly little things. She missed watching Blake do tricks on his skate board and bike. Dancing and making a feel of himself. She missed all the little things that stopped when she left.
When she turns 17 she goes back to her hometown after eleven long years, due to the fact that her Quinn Ferguson, her step-father, and Vicky Ferguson, her mother, divorce. Her mother cheated on Quinn because she was stressed about financial business.
One night, she comes home and admits to cheating on Quinn. Their argument brings attention to the police and they are forced to come to settle the argument down. From there, a court date is set up. The judge rules that it would be in Spencer's best interests if she were to live with her Father.
When she arrives at her hometown, she reunites with her best friend, Blake. But, feelings get in the way of what they had. After all, they were only seven when Spencer left. Who would think that they could remain best friends after not seeing each other for ten years? Now, all she wants do is take photos of everything she see or look at the old ones, because at any moment, her Mother could take her back and then it'd be like she never went to her hometown at all.
Bell and her parents go on a holiday to a small town in California for the summer. The town only has a couple hundred people and she runs into Matt he is the best thing that has ever happened to Bell. And after a month of spending every day together there relationship tightens and they soon become inseparable. But there comes a time when every Summer must End. In a heart wrenching goodbye she goes back to North Dakota for her senior year. As she returns home she discovers something that will shock her and her friends and family to their core. After 6 months into their senior year... someone unexpected turns up to someone's school.