EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS.

Layla Montley is a 'one-shot' student. To get the life she dreams of at a university miles away from the life she knew, she has one chance to secure the scholarship that changes everything. But there's a catch: the board doesn't want to see her 4.0 GPA. They want a character profile written by a total stranger-someone outside her academic bubble.

Enter Aiden Dawson.

To the rest of Kenton West High, he's the star athlete with a golden future. In reality, he's one failed grade away from losing his scholarship and his seat at the table. He needs a tutor who won't report his struggle to the coach; she needs a witness who can prove she's more than just a library fixture.

Between late-night diner sessions and interviews in empty parking lots, the deal was simple: he writes her heart, and she saves his head. But as the lines between their scholarships and their feelings start to blur, they realize that meeting the requirements was easy. It's the truth that's the hard part.

High school always has that one moment that changes your life, doesn't it?