Good boys do not court bad girls…

Oliver Cane and Lydia Vainwright attend the same school, are studying for the same career, and keep the same social company. These are the only similarities that they share—everything else about them is as conflicting as could be. Where Ollie respects his parents and professors, Lydia resents hers. Where Ollie follows rules and social norms to the letter, Lydia eschews them. Where Ollie’s intentions are innocent, Lydia’s are decidedly… Not.

Why, then, have these two announced to all their friends and family, as well as the whole of Blackwood Academy’s student body, that they are courting for marriage? One simple yet scandalous answer: they are lying.

Using a false courtship for mutual gain was not their initial plan, but the two cannot deny the benefits such an arrangement brings them. The only question is whether they can convincingly stick to their roles as doting sweethearts, considering Ollie’s inclinations for honesty and justice and Lydia’s inclinations for rebellion and promiscuity. This would be a daunting enough challenge on its own, but as their dear little ruse continues, more and more troublesome complications arise…