She never knew how hard it would be to be loved. Falling in love is easy...being loved by someone is not Veronica was just a normal girl; smart, she had some close friends, and a loving family, but she never felt loved. She longed for a relationship. A relationship like she saw in the movies or read about in books, all encompassing, full of passion and eternal. When Veronica meets Sloan for the first time she's only a naive thirteen year old girl; over the years she falls in love with the good looking, charming guy. She hopes she will finally find what she's been searching for, but Sloan is damaged. He is selfish, and takes advantage of Veronica's feelings for him. What starts as a friendship between two teenagers evolves into a toxic affair that spans decades, the connection Veronica and Sloan have will tear them apart and bring them back together many times over the years, but will Veronica ever find the love she's longed for? Or can she learn to love herself to fill the hole in her heart? A young woman trying to find love in a world that is full of toxic men, will she ever find what she's looking for and learn that loving herself is the path to finding what's missing in her life?