'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.
Rosie is meant to hate famous rockstar Will O'Connor, who killed her father in a car crash, but she finds herself falling in love instead.
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Rock sensation, Will O'Connor is in the prime of his career when he unintentionally kills a man in a car accident. Full of remorse, he must come to terms with his non-guilty verdict. People-pleasing Rosie Montgomery dedicates her life to making others happy. Following her father's death in Will's crash, she becomes desperate to keep her family intact. But when Will and Rosie accidentally meet at her father's grave, there's an undeniable bond. Can they ignore the rest of the world and go after what their hearts most desire? And most importantly - can either of them handle the consequences?
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