Rosemary (Rosie ) Gilbert's simple peaceful life with Dawn, her mother, was turned upside down when Dawn suddenly dies from an unknown bout of a cancerous tumor. Rosie is uprooted from Seattle Washington to live with her Aunt Misty in Lake Monroe Pennsylvania. Dealing with her mothers death is one of the hardest things Rosie has had to conquer. Living life and being a happy normal teenager is at the bottom of Rosie's to-do list. But alas when a bubbly outgoing girl Piper and her shy step brother, Carson, befriend her in her time of denial, Rosie can't help but throw herself into a fun filled summer of parties, moonlit picnics, friendship, first love ,and of course, heartache. Rosie must balance the new memories and feelings with her past in order to find herself and draw closer to those she loves.
This is Amber Carter's story. Her life completely changed over night. Something she'll never forget and something she has to live with for the rest of her life.
She got raped.
How do you recover from something like that? How do you move on if your soul is dead?
Amber doesn't feel safe anymore. Her apartment has never been this intimidating before. She knows that man is out there, probably looking for her. She only feels safe at the hospital, next to her sick grandmother. Holding her hand.
Amber visits her therapist Elizabeth Grant regularly and tries really hard to recover, to move on once and for all. It's going to be a challenge, but with Elizabeth's beautiful family as support it's going to work. Right?
Especially since Elizabeth's son Harry is the most beautiful boy on this earth...