Abigail Kilbride has managed to get through high school with an impeccable record. She’s might not be the most popular girl at Sugar Grove High but she’s academically brilliant – and in the final months before graduation, she has no time for drama. When she discovers her boyfriend of three months is a cheat, Abbie wastes no time breaking it off – and being dateless for the Valentine’s Ball is the least of her worries. It’s the vicious rumours and malicious gossip that are causing problems, because someone at school wants to ruin her good reputation. Jax Lamont is Sugar Grove High’s worst student. He skips class, misses assignments and appears to have zero academic ambitions. Long term career goals aren’t necessary when your father is a millionaire and you’re the richest guy in school. Still, when his father threatens Jax with a career in the army if he fails school, he’s left with no choice but to proposition Abbie, his science partner: he’ll be her fake boyfriend for the school dance if she tutors him in science. At first, Abbie can’t think of anything worse than associating herself with a deadbeat student like Jax. Then, as rumours of their fake romance take root, Abbie realises there’s a lot more to the irreverent boy she’s despised for years. Beneath the rough exterior is a sweet boy with a troubled past and an incredible secret talent. Despite laying down ground rules, Abbie and Jax can’t seem to resist one and other. Suddenly her fake valentine seems like a prospective boyfriend for real. That is, if Jax can graduate from school and avoid being sent away – even if it means sacrificing all the things he really wants.