Clarke Griffin had a hard life ever since she was a little girl. Her mother, Abby Griffin, left home when Clarke was only seven. When Abby left, she was leaving Clarke all alone with her father, Jake Griffin. At the time Jake was a loving, caring father. But, when Abby left, it seemed as if she took all of Jake's good qualities and happiness with her.
Now Clarke is eighteen, it has been eleven years since her mother left. Clarke now has and abusive, alcoholic father, who is unsafe for her to be around. When she takes action in escaping her father, she meets someone who may be able to help her, Bellamy Blake...A Bellamy Blake who is wanted by the police.
Bellamy Blake didn't get to choose the life he had. He was born into it, and was forced to make decisions that he didn't want to make. Now, he's wanted by the police, and he can't live the normal and happy life he always dreamed of. He must continue to move around, and lie about everything. From his name, to his job, to what he likes. Somewhere along the way of hiding, and pretending to be someone else, Bellamy lost himself. But, when he meets a young women in need of help, everything for the both of them changes.
Clarke Griffin is your not-so-average twenty-six year old. She tries living a normal life; living alone in a small loft in New York City, working and supporting herself. But there's no stopping the fact that she's the daughter of Jake Griffin, owner and CEO of the highest-rising fashion business in NYC. Soon to be co-CEO, Clarke Griffin is a name in magazines and a face on many talk-shows. She lives under the limelight, and she's watched by paparazzi 24/7.
One crazy night filled with broken heels, a dead phone and a helpful guy, Bellamy Blake, will show Clarke the different parts of life she's never seen. What'll happen when these clearly different people meet, and fill the empty parts of each other's whole? What is it that Clarke really wants?