"He gave her one last lingering look before he walked away. She felt she was still on an emotional roller coaster as she let herself into her room... She was scared of the consequences of going after him, even though she knew he liked her too. The problem was, in spite of what she read in his eyes, she couldn't trust anyone. For one brief moment, he had drawn her out of the darkness she'd found herself in, only to sink deeper into the abyss. She would avoid him and all those strange dormant feelings he managed to awake. She wasn't ready for the dating game. Even if Sam could and did make her heart race, she just wanted to be left alone... What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things, instead of using people and loving things." After years of observing her parent's marriage, Ciara has no interest in love. She believes that members of the opposite sex are untrustworthy and only interested in one thing. Two guys who manage to capture her attention do not change her strong opinions. She yearns for independence and a chance to decide her own future, and she is ready for adventure and new friendships. Suddenly, the one person she never thought she'd ever meet again re-enters her life at a difficult time, when she is reeling from the turmoil and trauma of the decisions she's made and the things that have happened to her. Real love is right in front of her, but will she recognize it in time?