*WARNING: Written in 2008, some content may be offensive* Stasee is your typical shy, quiet teenage girl until the night her brother's best friend Damen Hurtz decides to finally acknowledge her existence. In a desperate attempt to gain his acceptance she allows him to take the one thing every girl values most...her virginity. After that night, Damen constantly begins accepting her while they're alone and then rejecting her in front of his peers. Stasee's frustration and confusion continues to grow, as do her feeling toward the man who continues to break her heart. He claims that he cares for her, but will his need for his peer's acceptance prevent him from ever treating Stasee the way he should? And if he finally realizes the stupidity of popularity over love, will Stasee still be waiting for him?

Krisandra Webberley on the outside is your typical seventeen-year-old girl, with a loving family, a part-time job and amazing friends. She's gorgeous, kind and quirky, you'd think that her life was perfect but since the incident last fall, living is a struggle. She just can't seem to move past what happened and allows it to affect her future relationships. Meet Kirke, Charlie's older brother. He's intelligent, athletic and surprisingly down to earth. When Kirke comes back from his boarding school in England during the summer he immediately becomes interested in Krisandra, even with the warning signs of her past. Can Krisandra get over this 'bump' in the road? Or has it scarred her to the point of no return? Full of romance and heart break, the next year of her life will challenge her state of mind, friendships and family bonds. And possibly, a happily ever after will last for Krisandra and Kirke.