Seventeen year-old Rose Collins had an easy life. She hadn't got hurt before. Apart from the fact that she suffered at the age of six when her parents divorced. She never found out why. Her mother rarely ever talks about it. But before George, her dad left, he gave Rose an envelope containing all the details and told her to open it on the day of her eighteenth birthday because according to him she would be old enough to understand. She struggles but keeps her father's promise. Then, one day she finds out that her mum is getting divorced again. She is furious, her little sister is only 5, Rose had experienced this the hard way and it's the last thing she wants for her. Soon, she finds out more secrets about her family and herself. Suddenly, more drama stars and she just can't bear it any longer. Her true friends turn out to be her enemies so she has no one to turn to. Or so she thinks, because just across the street, a couple of houses down, he's been living in her shadow, waiting for the right time...
Elliot Jensen and Elliot Fintry have a lot in common. They share the same name, the same house, the same school, oh and they hate each other but, as they will quickly learn, there is a fine line between love and hate.