Antonia McNally has a great family, a great boyfriend, and a great future... until she finds herself interrupting a robbery and becoming the victim of a ruthless criminal. When she witnesses a brutal murder, abuse and suffers her own traumatizing assault by his hand, her life changes forever. When love, loyalty, and strength are tested, the weak falter.
Moving away to the States offers her a fresh start; however, confident, successful Finlay Hayes, her best friend's Brother adds, even more, chaos to her already turbulent emotions. When she can't decide between ripping him a new one or ripping his clothes off, one thing is for sure, they both have an unquenchable craving for each other. When life starts looking a little brighter, it's not long before the storm clouds roll in. All is never what it appears, and under his good looks and in charge attitude, Finlay has a past of his own and secrets that can destroy the dynamics of the friendships she has built.
Secrets are waiting to be spilled, but at what cost?
Blakely, or Blake as she's now known, is new in town, wanting to run away from all the problems she left behind in New York. Like an alcoholic, abusive father, a dead mother, and a dark past.
Ryker, the all American college student, just wants new friends. After accidentally hitting the new girl in the head with a soccer ball, he's intent on getting to know her no matter how much she doesn't want to open up.
Then there's Jonah, a quiet loner, a closeted bad boy, and Ryker's brother. He's the TA for one of Blakely's classes and soon falls for her as well, even though the rules specifically state he can't date one of his students. What he doesn't know is Blakely has fallen for him too, but something...or more specifically someone is keeping them apart.
A somewhat cliche coming of age story about facing the demons of your past, learning to embrace your present and future and finding love along the way.