Eighteen-year-old Sheryl is lost in her world. Lied to by her mother about who her absent father was and why he left them when she was thirteen, Sheryl turns to alcohol and sex to escape her frustration, her lack of self-knowledge, and her nagging mother. Sheryl has never lacked for casual lovers, but only when she starts having feelings for Isaiah, a guy she sleeps with regularly, does she begin to figure out who she really is. As she finds herself falling quickly and deeply in love, she and Isaiah keep their relationship a secret. Sheryl is determined to escape her past, but will that help her learn the truth about herself? As an unexpected bump in her plan shifts her outlook on life, the past she's running from catches up with her in a way that may threaten her life and the lives of those she loves. In this contemporary novel, a young woman struggles with knowing herself and with allowing true love into her life.