'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.
Marcus Thorne wears several masks in his life-playing retired pirate, Captain Hawk, is his favorite, but if his secret is discovered, he could die. Captivated by his enemy's daughter, Marcus kidnaps her, but in turn, she captures his heart... until he discovers Isabelle is one of Napoleon's spies with the power to endanger his life and the lives of his friends.
After her release, Isabelle can't stop thinking about her masked abductor and how he'd stolen her heart before ridding her of his presence. Betrothed to a man who strangely reminds her of the man whose kisses set her ablaze, she marries him, only to discover he's not who he seemed to be and is withholding secrets. But then, so is she.
Content warning: This story contains a mild amount of violence and kidnapping... along with plenty of falling in love.