Romance short read. Part 1 of this 5-part contemporary romance mini-series finds Stacie in a whirlwind romance which starts out exciting. She's never felt so aroused. But this love affair with an older man soon darkens and Stacie is left broken, longing for her high school sweetheart, Kyle, and wishing she'd never lost him. This novella romance mini series starts sweet, turns dark and eventually comes full circle. Stacie started young adulthood with dreams and promise. She could never have known that men would cast shadows along her path, making her lose her way. Love, lies and longing accompany her through the 80's and 90's while she discovers that not all men are as pure and adoring as her Kyle. We are many characters over the course of our lifetime. Some we celebrate, some we shame. A woman's journey is never easy. In the end, her best option and only hope for wholeness is to claim all of the shades of her character: good and bad. And to never lose hope of being reunited with her one true love. The love of a lifetime.