You could say Adele Beckett's life is bad. Her father is an abusive drunk, her mother is dead, she has a wicked stepmother and the only people to care for her are leaving. The word bad doesn't quite cover it. But when her father gets in debt with Slade Johnson, Adele's life gets turned upside-down. Adele knows Slade is nothing but trouble and wants him out of her life. But Slade isn't going to make it easy for her. Slade wants Adele to be his and he always gets what he wants...