Lilian and Keller are as about as different as two people can be. Lilian--awkward, unpopular, and independent-- is the president of the academic decathlon team and a member of the local chapter of Catholics On Campus; Keller, on the other hand, is the star quarterback: popular, athletic, and addicted to attention. He's also dealing with a crisis: the disbandment of the high school football team, his only sure-shot way to college. The two of them live in different universes, content with never crossing paths...
That is, until the two of them are thrown together to start the school's very first Girl's Powder Puff team, where for the first time in the school's history, the girls will be tossing the pigskin around on the field and the guys cheering on the sidelines.
Lilian and Keller are an unlikely team, and even unlikelier friends, as they butt heads, they find out they are far more alike than they thought. But when two people are forced to see each other in a new light, there's no telling what can happen. And even an independent, nerdy girl and a popular, needy jock can find that they can maybe fit together perfectly, or fall apart even more spectacularly.
Lila Daniels has spent all of her life living under the protective wings of her three older brothers, Charlie, Lucas and Tucker or in the gymnastics gym training. None of which resulted in much of a social life. All of that changes though the summer before Lila's junior year of high school when her dad gets a new job in a different state. Being forced to transplant her life to the small town of Romeo without her brothers or gymnastics means Lila is on her own for the first time in her life. How is she supposed to start over from scratch and make new friends now?! The thought of having to meet all new people for someone who likes to fly under the radar is hard enough, but to do it at age sixteen? That feels impossible.
As fate would have it, Lila meets Payton Johnson on her first day at RHS who introduces her to Rachel, Kelly and Claire. The five become fast friends. The girls make it their mission to break Lila from her shyness and make Romeo feel like home. Oh, and they also recruit her to join their cheer team which isn't something Lila ever thought she'd feel confident enough to do.
Then there's Tyler Johnson. He's the senior football captain, star quarterback and most popular guy in school who happens to also be Payton's older brother. Lila doesn't want to catch feelings for her new besties brother, but quickly realizes you can't really control who you crush on. It's not like Tyler would ever go for her anyways, when he's got so many other girls begging for his attention....or would he?
If you're looking for a coming of age love story with strong female friendships, comic relief, overly protective brothers, self discovery, silly small town traditions and a slow burn....then look no further!
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