'The new kid' dresses like he's from Redneck County 101. But guess what? "The new kid", otherwise known as Hunter Baker, is actually a multi-millionaire. Well, his dad is anyway. He was the most popular American (well, the only American) at his old school in Melbourne, Australia, where his dad's job had taken the two to live abroad. When the Bakers move back to small town Sampton Max, Kentucky at the end of his sophmore year, Hunter quickly goes from first to last on the high school totem pole. He quickly rebuilds his popular, rich-kid, bad-boy reputation he once had, but not everybody knows who he is just yet. Sophmore Ally Lurkhaart is one of those few. She falls for Hunter almost immediately, and he falls for her her, when they find out they are both enrolled in the Guitar Shop class and Sampton High's Equestrian Team. Ally quickly reveals that she hates rich kids because of their easy life. Ally has to work for everything, and struggles to get by on a day to day basis. Hunter soon realizes he must fake his financial background, in order to win the heart of Ally Lurkhaart. Can he do it, and keep the girl of his dreams? Or will the Homecoming Couple fall apart? It all starts here, at Sampton High.
Grief-stricken over the death of the boss who was like a father to her, Olivia Bailey is left to deal with the aftermath--the arrival of his dashing but estranged son, Pierce Alexander. But she can't stand him and he doesn't trust her. Will working for the new CEO remain to be an impossible task?
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Olivia Bailey might be plain and boring, but she's content with her current lifestyle, working for the kind but lonely old man who owns Alexander Corporation. But his untimely death flips her simple life upside down. Now, she must deal with his estranged son, the heir to his business empire, together with the growing feelings building up between them. Will Olive manage to bear the pressure and issues cropping up along the way--or is this too much to ask?
Disclaimer: This story won The Wattys 2014 People's Choice Award.
Cover Design by Ashley Marie Bandy