Keaton ( for the first few chapters her name is Skylar ) Is an orphan after her parents died when she was 6 . She is now 16 and depressed . She has found no meaning in life . Until a family comes to the orphanage in Omaha Nebraska . They want to adopt her . The Villanueva Family lives in San Antonio Texas . She packs up the little things she has and moves to Texas . Since she has no friends she hangs out with Robert (there son ) for the first day . She meets Samantha Bree and Blayke . But she also meets one of Roberts best friends . Austin Mahone . Austin is a bad boy but he has a soft spot for Keaton . He will do anything to protect her and fight for her . He finds himself in love with her . But will she love him ?