They say opposites attract, but who really believes that? After all, it would seem more likely that like attracts like, right?
Derek Matthews is your stereotypical jock; handsome, popular, and wanted. He doesn't want a girlfriend - especially not an unpopular one; he has a reputation to uphold after all, and unpopular girls are boring losers, right? That's what he believes, anyway. When he meets Layla Marks, however, his view on life starts to change a little at a time. Though he tries, he can't seem to get her off of his mind. How long can he resist the unmistakable pull towards her?
Layla Marks does not like jocks; end of story. Her firm opinion is that they are stuck-up and obnoxious, and all of them are tools. After she goes to her first party, her opinion shifts ever so slightly, sparking a change in the way she sees others - specifically the popular crowd. After she makes a startling discovery, she tries as hard as she possibly can to ignore the electricity crackling between herself and one Derek Matthews.
Only partially cliche, this story will have every romantic 'aww-ing' at this jerk-turned-handsome-knight, and the budding romance between the unlikeliest of people as together they face the twists, turns and spirals life throws at them.
Fallon's sole ambition in life is to escape her miserable hometown once and for all. She dreams of driving away in her convertible and leaving her painful past behind.
Just one problem, her beloved convertible needs a serious overhaul before she can drive it anywhere, and car repairs cost money, a lot of money. The kind of money she doesn't have.
Archer Hastings moved to town last year. He's quiet, perpetually brooding, and always has a hood drawn over his head. He's the school outcast, a recluse. He also has a knack for resurrecting hopeless vehicles.
There's just one catch - he adamantly refuses to help Fallon with hers.
However, the gears of fate start turning when Fallon discovers Archer's hidden weakness. He's in love with their head cheerleader, Caroline Williams. But Fallon has a secret too, and her little secret just might help Archer get out of his whole unrequited love situation.
So Archer and Fallon make a pact. He fixes her convertible for her, and she helps him win over Caroline.
Easy, right?
Except, as Fallon spends time with Archer, she begins to see a side of him that defies his mysterious facade. There's a warmth beneath his quiet demeanor, an intensity in his gaze that sparks something unexpected within her.
Now she just needs to make sure she gets her car fixed without getting her heart broken.