Shailene's life couldn't be more perfect!... She had the perfect husband, a beautiful daughter, a nice house. I mean, c'mon! Her husband was Harry Styes for crying out loud!! He belonged to the biggest boyband in the world and he was all hers! And Shailene still wonders out of the millions of girls Harry could've had, why he would choose her of all people. And Shailene and Harry couldn't have been more happier,... but sometimes even the most perfect relationship could turn into TRAGEDY.

Once a girl turns fifteen, her name gets put into a raffle. Once a guy turns 18, his name is also entered. The town match-maker chooses a boy and a girl and then on January 1 of each year, the new couple meets. The brides are forced to live in their new 'master's' house for twelve months. If by that time they aren't pregnant or have given birth, they are shunned from the community and some of the girls are killed. Of course, it isn't the husbands fault. Living in a sexist community where women are treated like chattel is disgusting, but more so for 14 year old feminist Jessica Lee. In a society where men rule and woman follow behind, how will Jessica survive holding her tongue through marriage and what is supposed to follow?