When Violet Merriweather's mother passed away, the only thing she left for her daughter was the butterfly. Thirteen years later, Violet still promises herself never to let anything--or anyone, especially her father--into the cocoon she's enclosed herself in. Charlie Montgomery has become a master at sheltering his feelings within stories and his love for writing. His reclusive nature forged from an abusive childhood has taught him to drive off anyone who comes near. To these two troubled teenagers, the mysterious new boy from California who instantly tries to befriend them seems nothing but fictitious. But when three very different worlds begin to collide, Violet, Charlie, and Dominic Everett Wilde know their lives will never be the same.