Maddy Kensington has it all: the perfect blonde hair, the cheerleading captain title, and a reputation as the queen bee of Crestwood High. But behind the flawless smile and the icy exterior, she's hiding secrets that no one could ever guess. Her picture-perfect life? It's just a mask to keep everyone from seeing the cracks underneath.
When the Montgomery brothers-brooding Cole and charming Jamie-move to town, they turn Maddy's world upside down. Cole is everything Maddy should avoid. Dark, brooding, and completely uninterested in her games. But there's something about the way he looks at her-as if he can see right through the facade-that sends her spinning. He's the first guy who doesn't fall at her feet, the first to challenge her in ways she never expected.
With Cole's mysterious past and his all-consuming gaze, Maddy finds herself drawn to him, despite everything.
But then there's Jamie-the golden boy who's sweet and attentive, offering her a kindness she's never known. With his easy smiles and comforting presence, Jamie makes Maddy feel like she can finally be herself again.
Two brothers. One girl with a broken past. And a dangerous love triangle that threatens to destroy everything.
Maddy never planned to fall for either of them, but now she's caught between Cole's raw intensity and Jamie's gentle touch. With secrets on all sides and loyalties tested, Maddy has to make an impossible choice. Will she choose the boy who challenges her to be brave, or the one who makes her feel safe?
Juliet Grayson and Warner Brooks could not be more opposite.
Juliet has struggled with body image issues and bullying her entire life. Being 40 pounds overweight with braces, acne and horn-rimmed glasses did not make it easy for her especially at her high school. She spent the entire four years being bullied by the kids at her school until she reached her breaking point. After graduation, she vowed to change her whole appearance and start over at the college of her dreams leaving her past behind.
Warner Brooks is the epitome of every girl's dream. Godlike handsome. Star of the soccer team. He's got the looks and the brains. He was the typical playboy hot shot of their high school getting whatever girl he wanted and his ego couldn't be any bigger. The only thing Juliet and Warner have in common is school which they have been in constant competition over since childhood always competing for the top grades.
Juliet goes to college a new person, determined not to be weighed down by the scars of bullying that plagued her before. With a whole new look, It is her chance to start over where nobody knows the loser she used to be. More importantly, she could finally get away from all the people who made her high school experience hell.
Until she finds out Warner Brooks the high school hotshot who got under her skin like no other was attending the exact same program at her college. Her plans to start over are disrupted when Warner re-enters her life knowing her past and he doesn't plan on leaving her alone anytime soon.
Both Warner and Juliet are pretending. Juliet is pretending that changing her appearance fixed all her problems and Warner is pretending he doesn't care.
WARNING: Mature themes and ED content