the oldest daughter, Valarie Charm, burdened with duties she can't escape, opened a small business with nothing but a basket of homemade cookies, hoping to help her family. but when she meets Eight-a customer who makes her feel something she's never felt before, the cookies suddenly taste sweeter-but she hides her heart, believing she has nothing to give. but Eight asks nothing in return. instead, with quiet persistence, he gently breaks through the walls she's built around herself.