Maya, Benny, Toby, and Stephanie have been best friends since as long as they can remember seeing each other outside each other’s mobile homes, in the small town trailer park they all grew up in. Cast off by the rest of their peers for their own odd quirks, they form a pact and become known to each other as the Mudpuppies on the promise they’ll always stick together and one day be free enough to live life doing whatever they want. Burdened by school problems, poverty, and unstable families, that dream seems to be a far cry from realistic until a new friend, Luke, comes into the mix. It’s their senior year of high school and they’ve made it this far-- the question is, will all go astray once new complications start to arise and the Mudpuppies’ problems take them from simply just stuck in the mud to flat out sinking?
As Dallas and Drayton navigate life in the spotlight, Spencer is navigating intense feelings for Nathan - her best friend's brother.
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Dallas and Drayton are planning their wedding, talking babies and learning how to navigate life in LA now that Drayton is a hotshot football player in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Spencer and Nathan are back at home in Colorado, coming to terms with their feelings for one another and learning how to co-parent with Grayson, the father of Spencer's daughter. Will the realities of adult life strengthen them - or will their relationships break?
[Sequel to The QB Bad Boy and Me]
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