When seventeen-year-old Lena Carter moves into her mother’s new husband’s home, she expects awkward dinners and polite distance from her new stepbrother. What she doesn’t expect is for him to be Nate Reynolds the most popular boy in school, the star quarterback, and the subject of half the girls’ fantasies.From the first day, Lena becomes a target for rumors, jealousy, and unwanted attention. Nate is infuriating cocky, unpredictable, and far too protective but every stolen glance and accidental touch chips away at her resolve to stay away.As whispers turn to scandals and family suspicion grows, Lena and Nate are forced to choose between obeying the rules and following their hearts. But love like theirs comes with a cost and they’ll have to decide if they’re ready to pay it.