"How can a perfect place feel so empty? Even living in the beautiful, grassy valleys of Paradise Haven, a place where the only technology is in hospitals, and there are no cars, pollution, or global warming, I am miserable." After Sammy's death, Rose Liliac thinks that she will never be the same. But then she discovers a secret about the Coma, the dreaded sickness that took her true love away from her. Leaving the life she was trying to restart behind, Rose finds new purpose in avenging Sammy's death. But, on her journey she meets Matthew Hemlock, an adorable, funny, sweet, and protective guy who only wishes to help her. Trapped between the memory of her beloved Sammy and this new amazing guy Matthew, Rose feels caged in and confused. However, even though she isn't sure she's ready for the challenges ahead, she has to face them in order to let the world know the terrible truth about the dreaded Coma.