Arelie O'Neil just got out of a serious situation with her family. Soon she finds herself in a new state and home. Now living with her Aunt Bea's she's determined to be a loner at school, but that vow is short lived when she gets a new friend, Victoria Brood, and a new guy Trystan Levi. Even though she's warned to stay away from him, she can't help but feel attracted to him. Soon their attraction to each other become a relationship. But Elie's life is not all perfect and pretty She ends up meeting her wanted father, who wants Elie to go in exile with him. but she refuses. Ben O'Neil doesn't take no for an answer, he's determined to make her go with him. Elie soon has to face a shattering decision that might change both her life and the ones she love.

When the Hemmingway's go into debt, their only hope out of their dilemma is their daughter, Rhea. Rhea realizes the situation and immediately agrees to help her parents. But marriage? Not what she hoped for, especially when she had become known to the ton as a Wallflower. When it comes time for Rhea to meet her future beloved, she's shocked at how intense their bond is. Although Hadrian Vale abruptly refuses to marry the girl, he immediately has a change of heart when he meets her. But somebody has held a grudge against the Vale's, and soon Hadrian finds that his wife is being victimized for it. Can he protect the woman that he promised to cherish, in sickness and health? And maybe even the woman he's come to love?