She had no clue a better life existed. A one where she mattered to people. One where she was loved. She only knew the harsh life she lived with her father. After her mother left her father, he became abusive and drank until he passed out. Rylee was always trying to lay low, until a new kid at school noticed her bruises and scars. Her father was arrested and she was tossed into foster care. She is kicked out of foster home after foster home until the only place left to send her is Freedom Ridge Ranch in Kentucky. There, she meets him. The answer to her problems and her fears. That is when she learns, not all people are bad.