Em has always followed the rules. Her brother was the wild one, not her. Her adventures were confined to the structure of writing and she can't create for herself a better world while her father measures her and her estranged mother begs her for money. She gives up and tries to end it. Em Foster can no longer stay in her repressed world as her brother Neill forces her to join his band's gang of roadies on a country-wide tour. Along for the road are four other men. Kyle and Jed, two modern gladiators fighting for love. Max, who is pining for another girl and Mika. The boy she loved. He has a list of rules; Rule #1: Don't date band member's relatives. In a world of fanatics, music and hidden wars, Em will be challenged more than ever to hold her ground and find her own way.