Author(s): Emily Cassel

Young Adult Fiction

Ryden Malby had a plan. Step One: do well in high school, achieving Step Two: a kick-butt college scholarship. Step Three: limit her beer intake in order to keep said scholarship - which wasn't always easy. Now that she's finally graduated, it's time for Step Four: moving to LA to land her dream job at the city's best publishing house. So far, Ryden is three-for-three, but she's about to stumble on Step Four...When Jessica Bard, Ryden's college nemesis - the prettiest, smartest, most ambitious girl at school - steals her perfect job, Ryden is forced to move back to her childhood home in the Valley. Stuck with her eccentric family and a growing stack of rejected job applications, Ryden starts to feel like she's going nowhere. The only upside is spending time with her best friend, Adam - and running into her hot next-door neighbour, David. But if Ryden is going to survive life as a post-grad, it may be time to come up with a new plan...