Samantha "Sam" Johnson has lost everything: her mom, her stepmom, and her house. After a brutal rape at the young age of 15 by her stepmom's pimp, Charlie, Sam has been terrified of the day Charlie comes back to finish what he started. When he does, Sam merely escapes into the night. All she has left is a knapsack and an address. Sam begins a journey to the small town of Smithsville, where a John Robertson will be waiting for her. Can Sam start a new life in Smithsville? Can she learn to love? Or will she be forever destined to her mother and stepmother's fate?