The Christmas Bet

Seventeen-year-old Elena "Ellie" Hayes has always preferred staying out of the spotlight. Unlike her popular twin brother, Eli, Ellie is happiest with a book in her hand, a camera around her neck, and only a few close friends by her side. Unfortunately, being Eli Hayes's twin means drama has a way of finding her-especially when it involves his cheerleader girlfriend, Sienna Blake.

Sienna and Ellie have never liked each other. Sienna is spoiled, possessive, and far too interested in controlling everyone around her.

Their constant tension finally explodes at a party when Sienna decides to humiliate Ellie in front of their friends.

She makes Ellie a bet.

Make Asher Cole fall for her before Christmas break.

Asher is the school's notorious bad-boy football star. With messy brown hair, dark brown eyes, a reputation for trouble, and enough confidence to drive Ellie crazy, he's exactly the kind of guy she normally avoids. Girls constantly chase him, but Asher never seems interested in anything serious. Sienna is convinced someone like Asher would never fall for someone like Ellie.

Ellie knows accepting the bet is ridiculous. But after one smug comment too many from Sienna, she agrees.

The rules seem simple: Ellie has until the last day before Christmas break to make Asher genuinely fall for her. If she succeeds, Sienna has to admit-in front of everyone-that she was wrong about Ellie.

There's only one problem.

Asher is already interested in her. She doesn't know Asher has been asking Eli about her. And she definitely doesn't know that the school's biggest flirt hasn't been able to get the sarcastic brunette with bright blue eyes out of his head.

Fake study sessions, football games secret meetings beneath the bleachers, teasing, flirting, and driving around town at midnight looking at Christmas lights.

What began as Ellie's attempt to win a stupid bet slowly becomes something dangerously real.

There's just one secret standing between them.