Held captive since birth, Maddox never knew normal. As a child, he took comfort in reading. It was his escape; his only glimpse at what life and love could be outside the walls that he had been hidden behind. When he is finally freed, the world he enters is something he never could have imagined. Then he meets Harper Abraham, and his heart’s very beat … changes. But, can he?

Maddox Hines walked away from the things he took comfort in, sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Things that helped dull the pains from his past and allowed him to continue waking up each day and push forward. He set out to win back the love of the girl who held his heart for five years. A girl who he knew was too good for him, deserved better than him, but it no longer mattered. Maddox set out to win her back. When he found her a life changing secret was revealed. One he felt was a blessing not a curse. Harper Abrahams fear of disappointing her family came to fruition and Maddox was her rock. When their family left to return to their homes Maddox stayed behind believing things were going as planned and determined to earn her trust back. Harper pushes him away to guard her heart from what only he was capable of doing to it. Harper loves Maddox but can no longer trust him, there was too much to loose. Pushing him away she hangs onto Blake her friend, confidant, and the man who she knows would be perfect for her. He had never let her down and she knew he never would. Maddox holds strong in his fight, he won’t lose her again. His persistence pays off but will it get them through what lies ahead. Will the sins of his past annihilate his dreams for his future with Harper? Will he be strong enough for her when she needs him the most?

Maddox has walked through hell on earth to come to the point in life where he finally knows he can love. More importantly he realizes he deserves to be loved. When Maddox and Harper come together in body there is nothing hotter, in desire nothing deeper, and in love there is nothing stronger than two souls that were created for one another. In the aftermath of their journey through hell will Maddox be able to conform to a normal life. Can Maddox and Harper get past all that they have endured? Can they still love when they have lost so much? Will he be able to balance career, love and family? Will their souls finally come together, giving him the beautiful life his tortured soul deserves?