The Symmetrical Catastrophe

Byron Hayes is a masterpiece of order. As Northside High's Student Council President and Academic Decathlon Captain, his life is a perfectly calibrated machine of 4.0 GPAs, ironed shirts, and five-year plans. He doesn't believe in mistakes, he doesn't believe in chaos, and he certainly doesn't believe in August Simmons.

August Simmons is the wrecking ball. A sharp-witted transfer student with a leather jacket and a "locker-door first, questions later" policy, Augie doesn't just break the rules-she incinerates them. She's a "bad influence" with a genius IQ and zero interest in Byron's symmetrical world.

When the school principal forces Byron to "rehabilitate" Augie by drafting her into the Decathlon team, it's a collision course of epic proportions. Byron wants to fix her; Augie wants to dismantle him.

But as the late-night study sessions turn into high-voltage friction, the lines between rivalry and attraction begin to blur. Between faking "safety inspections" to sabotage her dates and surviving the interrogation of Augie's eccentric, over-protective family, the Golden Boy is starting to realize that perfection is a prison-and Augie Simmons is the only one with the key.

In the ultimate battle between logic and desire, the only thing more dangerous than losing the championship is winning her heart.