18 year old Brooke Hayes. She's smart, funny, pretty but she doesn't think so, and she's the Captain of the girls varsity basketball team. Brooke doesn't have time for boys, not like they're interested in her anyway, but she still has the hope that she will someday meet her dream guy. Brooke's dream guy is smart, funny, good looking, athletic, romantic, and has a sensitive side.
Meet Jordan Bradley. He's very intelligent, handsome, also Captain of the boys varsity basketball team, he's a player but he has a reason to be, he was heartbroken once and vowed to never fall in love again, talking about his feelings are a sensitive subject for him, one thing no one knows that even though he vowed to never love he still wants to find his dream girl.
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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