Senior year is quickly coming to a close for four teenage friends. Each looks forward to pursuing their dreams after high school graduation. Sarah Parker plans to move to Los Angeles and become an actress, and Ryan, her boyfriend of three years, is going to Atlanta to play baseball. Olivia St. James is heading to Indiana to attend college, and her boyfriend, Jake Lance, has the opportunity to play quarterback at the University of Alabama. But even the best-laid plans sometimes go awry. During the summer after graduation, Sarah and Jake accidentally discover they have strong feelings for each other. As their relationship escalates, they must deal with the effects it has on their friendships and their futures. A coming-of-age romance novel, Sarah follows the life of Sarah in her journey to womanhood as she comes face-to-face with betrayal and reconciliation, the consequences of an unplanned pregnancy, the depths of grief, and the ecstatic highs of love.