Prologue

Kaecee is dying to escape from the pressure of her parent's constant disapproval, constant push for more. She's tired of allowing them to live through her.

So, on a whim shortly after graduation, she takes a job in a small town in Tennessee, packs up her necessities, her cat, and hits the road.

But during her first week in town, her cat runs up a tree. And she has to call the fire department to come get him down.

The hunk of a man who shows up doesn't just save her cat . . . he rescues her heart, too.

And he's not letting her parents force her back home without a fight.