Skylar is a 15 year old girl, she's pretty normal, besides the fact that she's pretty closed off emotionally to people she doesn't know, her sister Kelsea and her along with their parents move to Nashville to pursue their dreams of being singers after getting noticed by a record label, she's excited to be starting the path on the way to her dreams but she's also not thrilled about leaving her hometown and everything she's ever known, Ryder is your classic jock, playing with girl's hearts, drinking, partying, one night stands and the star of the football team, when he sees Skylar on the first day of school, he's instantly attracted by her beauty, at first she was going to be another girl to him, but when their paths collide, will this stay the same or will they be completely different than they were before her?
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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