They've hated each-other since the day they met. Toni despised Shelby's optimistic and cheerful personality, not trusting the façade of the perfect pageant queen with an idealistic life she presents to those around her. Shelby took an instant dislike to Toni's pessimistic and overtly sarcastic nature, unsure of why everything she says makes her want to storm off in anger when she's never lost control before. After a disgraced Toni leaves a therapeutic summer retreat run by no other than Dave Goodkind and his family, she's more than happy to make Shelby a distant memory and get on with her new life in Texas and erase the past for good. However, fate is a funny thing, and Toni is soon to discover that getting Shelby Goodkind out of her mind is a hell of a lot more difficult than she originally anticipated- especially since the pageant princess is somewhat of a student prodigy at Toni's new high school...