Mia Stevens is a young girl on the verge of womanhood. Her mother is about to remarry, but her fiancé comes with serious baggage. His two sons are notorious for being troublemakers, the eldest, Jacob, wanting what he can't have-Mia and his freedom.Everything rides on the wedding, but Mia refuses to attend. Jacob sees his chance of a new start slipping away, and to frighten her into being cooperative, threatens her. Terrified he'll do it again, she runs away to London, where she meets and falls in love with Ethan, a student.When circumstances force her to attend her mother's big day, her past comes back to haunt her. Attacked and left unconscious, Mia's life spirals out of control. A new baby, a lost love and a life entwined with deceit and lies is only the beginning. Dark, suppressed secrets begin to unravel, and the only person who can help save her is a man who's already dead.