Siobhan Gallagher has just started her senior year at the University of Southern California. She has her best friend and her boyfriend of five years by her side. As the countdown to graduation begins, her world comes crashing down when her boyfriend confesses that he has cheated on her. Her past has shown that love is volatile, but she had hoped that this time would be different. Siobhan becomes a cynic - doubting the existence of love. She vows to never give her heart to another. In walks Professor Michaels. He is a sexy billionaire playboy who limits his encounters to one night, maybe two. His jaded past and multitude of secrets shapes his aversion to love and relationships. He makes no promises of forever. Offers no apologies for his preference for variety. When he first meets Siobhan, the attraction is mutually instantaneous. He knows she is supposed to be off limits, but he has never denied himself of something he wanted. Siobhan and Professor Michaels share the same sardonic outlook on love. What happens when these two paths cross? If they give into this forbidden attraction, can they both come out on the other side unscathed?

Siobhan is starting her last semester at USC. After the horrific ending of the previous semester, she is determined to keep her head down, graduate, and get as far from Los Angeles and Grayson as possible. However, the best-laid plans don’t always come to fruition. Grayson is finally ready to admit his feelings for Siobhan. Some of his secrets have been exposed, but the surface has barely been scratched. Will he lose Siobhan once and for all once his omissions and secrets are out in the open? Neither Grayson nor Siobhan is prepared for the multitude of barriers, challenges, and danger headed their way. Once the smoke clears, will their love prevail or will it smolder in the ashes?

Grayson and Siobhan’s love has been put to the ultimate test. Grayson did what he thought was best to save Siobhan from academic suicide, but sometimes intent is not always recognized. New problems evolve just when they are both so close to the end of Siobhan’s final semester… so close to the end of their need for secrecy. Grayson will stop at nothing to get Siobhan back. Things can’t end unresolved…with her thinking he doesn’t love her. Unbeknownst to them both, their trials are far from over. Secrets don’t always remain in the past. They have a way of stepping into the light—forcing you to acknowledge the very thing you wish you could forget. The pain is no longer a memory, but a constant reminder of the one who slipped away. When the present collides with the past, will their love sustain this final test or will it collapse once and for all?