I Can’t Pretend Anymore
Matilda Rose Harper, a clumsy 17-year-old city girl from Sydney, gets sent to live with her grumpy uncle in the dusty outback town of Wattle Creek after her parents catch her sneaking out one too many times. There, she meets Jack Thomas Flynn, a cheeky 18-year-old sheep farmer’s son who dreams of escaping small-town life to surf on the coast.
At first, they clash—Matilda thinks Jack is a rude country boy, and Jack thinks Matilda is a stuck-up city brat. But when they get stuck working together on a crazy town project (building a giant wombat statue to attract tourists), they start to see each other differently. Through funny mishaps, big fights, and quiet moments under the stars, they fall in love while figuring out who they want to be. Along the way, they deal with jealous exes, wild animals, and family secrets that threaten to pull them apart.