Everwood Series by Melinda Metz, Laura J. Burns

Ephram Brown has a pretty good life in New York City -- great friends, a gift for playing the piano, and a really cool mom. The only thing he doesn't have is the best relationship with his dad, famous neurosurgeon Dr. Andy Brown. How could he when the great Dr. Brown is too busy saving lives to spend any time with him?Then Ephram's mom dies suddenly in a car accident... moreEphram Brown has a pretty good life in New York City -- great friends, a gift for playing the piano, and a really cool mom. The only thing he doesn't have is the best relationship with his dad, famous neurosurgeon Dr. Andy Brown. How could he when the great Dr. Brown is too busy saving lives to spend any time with him?Then Ephram's mom dies suddenly in a car accident. And, as if things couldn't get any worse, his father loses his mind and decides to move the family to a tiny town in Colorado called Everwood. There are good things about living in the sticks, though. Well, one thing, anyway -- Amy Abbott. She's beautiful and cool and Ephram falls for her immediately. The catch? Amy has a boyfriend who's in a coma -- and Ephram's dad, ironically, might be the only one who can save him.... less

Now that Ephram and Amy are newly single, they've been spending a lot of time together. There's always been something between them, something just crackling under the surface. And now that Amy is over Colin and Tommy, and Ephram has realized things with Madison could never work, there's nothing standing in their way. They decide to make a fresh start and actually go out on a date, and before they know it, they're together. As in really together. As in, in love... moreNow that Ephram and Amy are newly single, they've been spending a lot of time together. There's always been something between them, something just crackling under the surface. And now that Amy is over Colin and Tommy, and Ephram has realized things with Madison could never work, there's nothing standing in their way. They decide to make a fresh start and actually go out on a date, and before they know it, they're together. As in really together. As in, in love. Of course, true love never makes room for other responsibilities. And Ephram's been slacking in his piano playing, and Amy has gone from straight-A student to less-than-average slacker this year. Now that they are finally together after years of dancing around their attraction, Ephram is off to intensive piano camp in Connecticut for the summer and Amy is headed to UC Boulder to improve her academic record. But maintaining a long-distance relationship is hard work -- especially when you're sixteen and everywhere you turn there's someone you could easily fall in love with.... less