Ruthie Bayer is stuck. Her mom is totally overprotective her dad is nonexistent and her best friends can't help her now when she needs them most: Out of the blue Ruthie has fallen in love with the boy next door Perry. Perry has suddenly grown up and made her heart go thwang and Ruthie has no idea what to do about it.
Then a new girl shows up at school and Ruthie realizes she has to do something and fast. Jenna is perfect from her perfectly straight hair to her perfectly manicured toes. Perry's noticed her too and worse Jenna has noticed him right back. Ruthie knows she has to call her aunt New York's 'Goddess of Love.' If Aunt Marty romance columnist and woman of the world can't turn Ruthie into a perfect girl no one can . . . but she might also turn Ruthie's entire world upside down.