" He kisses my wrist, at the spot where the bruises formed. My heart goes into overdrive, sending hot chills all over my body. I stumble in my tracks, gawking, open-mouthed. 'Something wrong?' Archer asks, a hint of a smirk nudging his lips. I shake my head. The smirk widens, but he says nothing and we go on. " xxx Peyton's ex-boyfriend has scarred her for life. She vows never to date somebody that is: a) good-looking b) popular c) flirtatious It's too bad that Archer Raine fits all of those things. It's even worse that he lives right next door.

Rainier 'Rain' Laurent is a 17 year old gay in high school. His life is ordinary, except he's plagued by nightmares of a car accident that happened a year prior, leaving him heartbroken and hating himself. Ryan Cyrus is a 19 year old closet-bisexual whose life has been described as 'going nowhere'. Due to a mistake that happened a few years prior and the subsequent loss of his parents, he is unable to move forward. Rain and Ryan meet when Ryan moves to town and attends Rain's high school. There is an undeniable connection between them, which leads to lots of tensions and accusations. They are obviously attracted to each other, but can they help each other move on from the things that are haunting them? Can they help each other start over again? They both have secrets, and one of them may be too much to handle.