Silas Manning’s life has always been built on expectations, mostly those of others - his mother, his grandmother, basically the entire town. The one person who always accepted him for him pulled away years ago and he really doesn’t understand why. Now, he feels like he’s facing defeat and embarrassment all on his own, and paying for mistakes that aren’t even his. Growing up with just her dad, Simone Whitman has done a great job of taking care of herself. Her dad is a great man, but he’s a dad. When it came to matters of the heart, she was all on her own. That’s why when her best friend broke her heart, she locked it up, and she doesn’t plan on giving it to anyone again. If that means never falling in love, so be it. She can’t handle the heartache of someone else leaving her behind and letting her down again. When life gets turned upside down for these two, will they let each other back in and help each other through the hard times? Can they get over the past and start anew?

Can random strangers fall in love forever?Autumn Byron is running away from home…well, her hometown anyway. She was living her life happily as a tattoo artist when an ex-boyfriend came along and threatened to ruin it all. So she’s running, with a plan to start a new life, she just wasn’t expecting to want to start a new life so soon.Jake Callahan has been living with guilt for over four years. He’s been the joke, anger and pity of his small town ever since IT happened. He truly believes he doesn’t deserve happiness and no one will change his mind. Then she came along…who knew a red-headed, tattooed beauty stranded beside the road could turn his world on it’s axis? They both decide a weekend fling with an out of towner can't hurt, right? Neither are looking for a serious relationship, but love has a way of finding you when you least expect it. Can Jake keep from falling for Autumn?