As children, Tucker Creed and his neighbor Sylvie Bissenette find they have something awful in common. The bond they form blossoms with their ages. Creed breaks free from the town, and Sylvie is forced to endure a nightmare-- and do the unspeakable to end it. To deal, she develops a hard shell with sharp edges that very few can break through. When Creed again finds his Sylvie, he discovers he has to find his way back into her heart without getting...

Hanna Boudreaux has lived in the small town of Willow all her life. When she realizes her crush for forever, Raiden Ulysses Miller, is not ever going to be hers, she decides to do something about it. Raiden Miller is the town's local hero, a former Marine with the medal-- but he came home shrouded in mystery. When Hanna catches his eye, the question is: why?