Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things

Mansfield, Massachusetts, is the last place seventeen-year-old Edie Price wants to spend her final summer before college. It’s the home of wealthy suburban mothers and prima donnas like Edie’s cousins, who are determined to distract her from her mother’s death with cute boys and Cinderella-style makeovers. She’s got her own plans, and they don’t include any prince charming.

But as she dives into schoolwork and getting a scholarship for college, Edie finds herself drawn to two Mansfield boys strumming for her attention: First, there’s Sebastian, Edie’s childhood friend and first love, who’s sweet and smart and . . . already has a girlfriend. Then there’s Henry, the local bad boy and all-around player who’s totally off limits—even if his kisses are chemically addictive.

Both boys are trouble. Edie can’t help herself from being caught between them. Now, she just has to make sure it isn’t her heart that breaks in the process.

• Childhood Sweethearts: Sebastian was her first friend and her first kiss. Now he’s back, he’s gorgeous… and he already has a girlfriend.
• Good Girl, Bad Boy: Henry is the town player, and totally off-limits. So why are his kisses the one thing she can’t seem to resist?
• Witty Banter: Between sparring with her over-the-top cousins and trading barbs with two very different boys, Edie will need her wit to survive the summer.
• Heartfelt & Emotional: Still grieving the loss of her mother, Edie holds onto a stringless guitar and a warning to never fall in love. This summer, she might break both her promise and her heart.