Nathan Dowry is a pretty typical teenager, going to James River High School. He and his "unique" best friend, Jeffery, survive the football-crazed school together, cracking jokes with each other and just generally having fun. Nathan, though, still wishes he had more. For him, his social awkwardness limits him from doing what he would like, which is acquiring more friends. Who knows, maybe even a girlfriend.
Unbeknownst to him, getting hit in the face by a volleyball might be the best thing that has ever happened to him.
Kayla Ryans tries to maintain control in all aspects of her life and avoids relationships at all costs. When she signs up for a Co-ed Summer Beach Volleyball League the last thing she expects is to befriend Jake Mitchells. On the surface they seem to be complete opposites. The whole town thinks they know Jake, but maybe he has more secrets than anyone. Can a girl with trust issues team up with a guy like that to win the prize money they both so desperately need? What is Jake hiding? Why does Kayla have trust issues? Why do they need this prize money so badly? Can the past ever truly stay in the past? You think they'll fall in love and everything will be just easy and wonderful right? Hah as if it is ever that easy. It's an unlikely duo so who knows what could happen.