Madison Brown has had enough change this year to last a lifetime. All she wants is to fly under the radar and get through her last two years of high school. But her best friend Hannah has other plans. Hannah wants to be one of the popular girls. And that includes becoming a cheerleader and dating the star of Sweet Orchard High's golf team. How does Madi fit into Hannah's latest scheme? Madi has served as Hannah's buffer since they were kids. If straight-A student, goody-two-shoes, Madi is around Hannah's dad is more likely to allow her a little leeway from his super strict rules.
But it's one thing to try out for cheerleading despite having absolutely no desire to execute a toe touch or a herkie. Pretending to date Hannah's new boyfriend Levi Daniels so she can hide the relationship from her dad? Now that's a whole other story. Especially when it feels like Levi understands Madi better than anyone ever has.
With everything else in Madi's life spinning out of control, her friendship with Hannah is the one thing she'd like to keep together. But as Hannah gets closer to her goal of becoming popular, leaving Madi and Levi alone together, he starts to bring out parts of her she's never let anyone see, not even Hannah.
The dating might be fake but the feelings are getting real and Madi will do anything to make herself believe that isn't true.
See? Not complicated at all...