Living in Hawaii her whole life, surfing is second nature to 15 year old Payton Keats. She's been in the ocean since before she could talk. When her father makes the tough decision to move from Honolulu, to Huntington Beach, California, Payton is devastated. Leaving all of her friends and her old life behind, surfing is the only thing Payton has left. Until she wakes up in the hospital, after a surf accident. She meets Alana Drake, her first friend in Cali, who introduces her to Wesley Stromberg, the boy who pulled her from the water during her accident. He surfs, skates, and he's in a band, Emblem3. Everything about him makes him simply irresistible to her. However, Wesley is not the relationship type of guy, and everyone knows it. But when he meets Payton, he seems to know exactly what he wants. Her. Not in the hit it and quit it usual way. For the first time, he wants the real thing. Follow these two on a messed up, but amazing journey involving X Factor, fame, drama and more.
Avery has always dreamed about going to California, so when her mom suggests they stay with her friend Selene in Huntington Beach for the summer, she's completely stoked. She becomes great friends with Selene's kids, Adrianna and Owen, and together they meet the Boys of Emblem3. Avery becomes close to Wesley, and she immediately realizes that he's different from any guy she's ever met. Many obstacles test the couple's relationship, but ultimately their trust in eachother is what pulls them through. That is, until an unexpected visitor turns Avery's world upside down...
A/N: This book takes place about a year before Emblem3 decided to audition for X Factor. Before auditioning for XF, Emblem3 was going to audition for America's Got Talent, but they decided the competition wasn't for them so they bailed on the audition. This is why AGT is mentioned in some of the later chapters. No worries guys, I know they didn't actually audition for AGT! I just wanted to write my story accurately so it matched what actually happened in Wes/Keaton/Drew's lives before the X Factor :) I hope this clears up some confusion!
Cover by InkStainedRebel