Asha Harper doesn't believe in happily ever afters. She left home at seventeen to start a new life for herself, to follow her dreams of becoming a nurse. For more than ten years she has not needed anyone in her life, well at least that's what she has told herself. Until she met the man with the gorgeous smile and piercing green eyes. Xavier Arnold has had his own share of trouble in his life. He is still grieving for his younger sister Maddie, who has been missing without a trace for more than six years. Will these two find love? One night walking home from work, Asha is snatched off the street and held captive by a mysterious stranger. She is forced to re-evaluate her life. Not knowing if she will ever escape to see Xavier or her family again.

Six years in captivity. Six years locked away from the world. Finally, after all these years Maddie finds her freedom. But is one ever truly free of their past? It feels like she has woken from a deep slumber and the whole world has changed. She barely recognises her own reflection, everyone has moved on. Nothing is the same. The man she loved, who she thought was lost forever, is still alive. Is this her second chance at life? Maddie wants to go out in the world, everyone wants to hold her back. Does she have the courage to move forward and find peace in her life, despite what others want from her? Only she can decide.