If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail. And who knows where they'd send seventeen–year–old Beth. So she protects her mum at all costs – until the day her uncle swoops in, and Beth finds herself starting over at a school where no one understands her. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her...but does.

Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular jock with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him! But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction.

Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image is risking everything for the girl he loves. And the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all…