Orphaned by a drunk driver, Tatum and her little sister are sent to live with their mothers best friend. Depressed and angry, Tatum must keep her emotions in check in order to take care of her only family left. So she builds a thick wall around her heart and vows not to let anyone in. She refuses to be hurt again. But when Ryan Kingsley comes home from oversees, he is immediately drawn to the broken girl living in his house. After a few clashes with the wall Tatum has worked so hard to build, he knows it won't be easy to win her over. But her beauty and purity has him hooked and he promises that he will be the one to finally break through to her.