Everyone at Ashwood High knows Ronan Vale as the "Guitarist Freak"—the weird kid who spends more time with his guitar than with actual people.

So when the most popular girl in school, Vivian Cross, agrees to date him, it feels like a dream come true.

For the first time, Ronan isn't the outcast.

For the first time, someone like Vivian chose him.

But while Ronan is busy building a future around their relationship, the people closest to Vivian know a truth he refuses to see. As secrets pile up and warnings go ignored, Ronan finds himself trapped between the fantasy he's fallen in love with and the reality everyone else can already see.

Sometimes the hardest person to lie to is yourself.