Danielle Baker adores her life in New York. An outspoken atheist punk, she drinks away the nights with her controlling boyfriend, Paul. When she finally pushes her parents too far, she's given an ultimatum- Spend six months in juvie with no home to return to afterward or spend the summer with the brother she barely knows in Montana. It's only three months, how bad could it be?

As Dani adjusts to her new lifestyle as a country girl, she's faced with challenges she never thought she must endure. Things like staying ON the horse instead of falling off and not angering the bulls to the point of being chased. Life as a redneck is miserable—-until Dani meets Chase. A handsome ranch hand working for her brother, Chase is also the star football player and ace scholar of the countryside Marsh Valley high school.

Just as Dani feels like she's finally finding her place, her ex-boyfriend shows up a week before her eighteenth birthday, begging her to come home with a promise to change his ways. Saying no to Paul is a terrifying thought, but saying goodbye to Chase is even scarier. Now, Dani must make a choice that could make —or break—her life.