Rowan achieves her greatest desire when she earns the part of Juliet in the school play, but it's impossible to concentrate on her lines when her secret crush is cast as Romeo. Eddie is a fallen football hero and the subject of widespread gossip. Not only has he lost the respect of his peers, he's also earned the open animosity of Rowan's father, the high school's football coach. Eddie isn't the only one with a tarnished past-Rowan has secrets of her own. When the truth is revealed, will Rowan replace Eddie as the most hated student in school, or will Rowan and Eddie share the stage together?