Twelve years ago, sixteen-year-old Jade Rowley bared her heart to Liam Latimer, her best friend’s brother. Rejected and left behind when he moved away, she built her future without him. Her carefully structured life falls apart after the breakup of her engagement, leaving her shaken and desperate for a change of scene. Her best friend’s struggle with cancer makes it an easy choice to move to California.Meeting Liam again only proves what she has known all along. The years that passed since their last encounter haven't changed anything. Their lives are certainly too far apart to reclaim the strange connection that made her fall in love with him in the first place. Successful and well established, he seems even more out of reach than before. Against her better judgment, Jade allows herself to get closer and is shocked to find out that Liam carries a burden of guilt that explains his adamant opposition to love and relationships. As hopeless as it seems, leaving isn’t an option as she decides to fight for the man she loves. And this time she isn't ready to retreat…Will her love be enough to save Liam?
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