This book is about a 16 year old girl named Rosslin, who works in a candy shop in New York called My Sweet Tooth, where she meets an interesting 17 year old boy whose name is Kespri, who shows her wonders around the city. One day, in the shop, they have to make a candy rose. The thing is, they've never made a candy rose before. What happens when you can't find a word for love?