(COMPLETED) Cassandra Miller has it all. It's the summer of 1989 and the smart, popular Valedictorian is excited to graduate and dive into the future with her soul mate, Brandon Martin. Spirited and fun, Cassie has the world by the tail and is not afraid to go after what she wants - after all, she pursued Brandon until she finally landed him. Life is a Disney dream; their future is perfect.
She's got it all planned: Go to veterinary college, graduate together, get engaged, then married, open their own animal hospital, have two kids (Millie and Max), a black lab named Colin and live happily ever after.
There's just one hitch. There's no spark.
No sizzle, no fireworks. No zing.
After a disastrous first night together, Cassie's down but not out. There's no problem she can't fix, including this one. She just needs to apply herself. If she learned a few tricks, got a bit more experience, this one little problem would be solved.
Tommy Slade is one of those guys her mother warned her about. A rebellious metalhead from the wrong side of the tracks, Tommy is feared by the guys and worshipped by the girls. They say there's one thing this bad boy is very good at. With her relationship on the line, Cassie enters into a deal with the devil for the summer: The Rocky Road Pact.
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.