Harperson Lake

Penny Peterson would rather stay at home and read books by a cozy fire. It's just her thing.But now, it's her senior year at Harperson Lake High and she realizes she hasn't experienced much, but actually wants to. Queue in superstar snowboarder, Carter Rasmussen. He's an Olympic Snowboarder that grew up in Harperson Lake.He's finally come back to Harperson Lake to finish out his senior year, and to take a break from his crazy snowboard star life. And that's how he ends up in a class with an old friend and an old crush.Penny might've forgotten about Carter, but Carter never forgot Penny. And so, they go down the slopes of love, life and loss.

Truelle, Tru, Williams has been swimming her whole life in her winter obsessed sports town. This was the one thing that kept her afloat from her crazy family of a single mother with 8 kids and a dad who only shows up after he knocks up their mom. Tru is eighteen and in her last season of high school swim before she's out of Harperson Lake. But then a wave knocks her over when she comes home to find her dad back in their lives and her mom once again pregnant with their 9th child. Tru gets so lost with family drama that she finds herself diving back to Andrew Perkin. Andrew was always the hotshot kid growing up. It wasn't until he got into some trouble that made his parents ship him off to the local all boys boarding school across the town. But the one thing that has kept him close to Harperson Lake was the friends he grew up with and the local pool he always swam in. When he landed the swim instructor position alongside Tru, they didn't know what they were getting into. Little did Tru know Andrew was the one person that truly listened to her. And this was their final lap before the end of the race.

Villain. That's what Liddy Baker adopted as her permanent persona. Which is why she always ran around alone. Saying everything that was on her mind and not caring who it ever hurt. But being the lone wolf wasn't a new concept to her. It meant she had to fend for herself. And when both your parents die back to back, and you go from foster home to foster home, you have to be fierce. You have to do what you have to do to survive. Whether people liked it or not, Liddy didn't care. She did what she wanted, when she wanted. And that's how she always found herself alone, no friends, no family, and only guys that wanted to hook up more than hang out. At least that's what she thought. She was about to be eighteen and suddenly people were coming out of the woods saying how much they cared about her. And it was all sparked by one guy. One guy with the most infectious smile that even a cold-hearted Liddy couldn't help but smile back at. He even got her to touch a soccer ball after so many years of avoiding one. But was Liddy ready to relinquish her villain status? Or was she going to keep being the lone wolf that secretly had a soft side at sunrise? Because for as long as she remembered, a new sunrise meant hope for a better day. And Liddy was always hoping for a better life.