Theresa Emory moves closer to her family after a life-changing accident. Although she remains confident most of the time, she can't seem to get sexy bad boy Jax Stevens to give her a chance. Jax insists Theresa and him are only friends, but staying away from her is so much harder than he ever imagined. With a haunting past that altered his whole future, he doesn't believe he can be with someone as wonderful as Theresa. Will Theresa's unrelenting need to get to know Jax bring them closer together, or will the truth of his past tear them apart?