Seventeen-year-old Mira Caldwell has her life figured out. She’s dating Ethan, the boy she’s been with since freshman year, she has good grades, and she’s on track to get into her dream college. Everything is exactly as it should be—or so she tells herself.

Then, Jamie Torres transfers into her history class. Jamie is sharp-witted, confident, and always seems to know the right thing to say. At first, Mira just admires him in passing—he’s new, he’s interesting, but that’s all. Until it isn’t.
As they’re paired together for a semester-long project, their conversations stretch beyond the classroom. He challenges the way she sees the world, makes her laugh in a way that feels effortless, and soon, the lines of friendship begin to blur. She starts thinking about Jamie more than she should, in ways she shouldn’t—because she has a boyfriend.

Caught between the life she’s built and the feelings she can’t ignore, Mira is forced to confront the truth about herself. Is this just curiosity, or is she finally seeing herself clearly for the first time?