Cecelia Merrill was used to being on her own. Lost and lonely, Lia couldn't wait to graduate and watch her judgmental little town fade behind her. All she had to do was survive three more years of high school, and she was free. She wouldn't let anything hold her back.Craig Knightly had almost achieved what no one in his family had before - all he had to do was complete his student-teaching assignment, and in less than a year, he would have a college degree. He was ready to put down roots and start his life. Nothing was going to stand in the way of his dreams.Sometimes all it takes is a moment for everything you thought you wanted to change. A student and her teacher. A coach and his athlete. An unexpected friendship. Forbidden feelings between an unlikely pair.Neither is playing a game they can win