Jamie Goldberg is a volunteer at the election headquarters of the local candidate for the Senate. He loves his job—though he tries to stay behind the scenes. Talking to strangers for him is a big challenge, and going door to door to campaign for his candidate is a nightmare. But then he meets Maya… Maya Riman is having the worst summer of her life. Her best friend has gone to college, her trip to Italy falls through, her parents are divorcing, and now, at her mother’s insistence, she has to take part in campaigning for local elections together with some awkward guy. Of course, spending all summer vacation trying to persuade neighbors to come vote isn’t the most pleasant occupation—but the closer voting day gets, the more the atmosphere at headquarters heats up, and the more complicated Jamie and Maya’s relationship becomes.