"There are only two stars on the hockey team, Amber," he said. "So do you have a crush on Maverick?"His eyes searched my face for a while."...Or do you have a crush on me?"Amber Richards has loved Ridgemont College's golden boy, team captain Maverick, since they were six years old. She writes his game analysis, keeps his secrets, and tells herself that one day he'll finally see her the way she sees him.But everything changes the night exchange student Ryder Halloway steals Maverick's game-winning goal, and then steals something far more embarrassing: the love poem Amber wrote about her best friend. When the poem falls into the wrong hands in front of the whole team, Ryder does the one thing she never expects. He claims it's about him, and announces that they're dating.What starts as a desperate lie becomes a deal: fake it until the season ends. No feelings, no falling. Just enough chemistry to keep her secret safe and his reputation intact.But Ryder doesn't kiss her like it's fake. He knows things about her she never told him. And by the time Maverick finally starts to notice her, it might be too late to win her back.