Gwendolyn "Dough" X doesn't think she has much going for her — she carries a few extra pounds, her family struggles with their small bakery in a
town full of millionaires, and the other kids at her New Jersey high
school don't seem to know that she exists. Thank the stars for her
longtime boyfriend, Philip P. Wishman — or "Wish." He moved away to
California three years ago, when they were 13, but then professed his
love for her via e-mail, and he's been her long-distance BF ever since.
At the beginning of her junior year, though, Wish e-mails that he's moving back to Jersey. Great, right? Well, except that Dough has gained about
70 pounds since the last time Wish saw her, while Wish — according to his
Facebook photos — has morphed into a blonde god. Convinced that she'll be
headed for Dumpsville the minute Wish lays eyes on her, Dough delays
their meeting as long as she possibly can.
But when she sees Wish at
school, something amazing happens. He looks at Dough like she's just as
gorgeous as he is. But Wish is acting a little weird, obsessed with the
sun and freaked out by rain. And the creepy new guy working at the
bakery, Christian, is convinced that there's more to Wish's good looks
than just healthy eating and lots of sun.
He tells Dough that a mark on
Wish's neck marks him as a member of the Luminati — an ancient cult of
astrologers who can manipulate the stars to improve their lives. Is Wish and Dough's love meant to be — or are they star-crossed?
