When you've been stripped of your soul, bleed out your heart...Marly Michaels had it all, popularity, good looks, a promising future, and the perfect relationship... or so it seemed. In reality, that perfect relationship was a living nightmare. With a methodical stripping away of her confidence, her volatile ex-fiancé nearly succeeds in destroying her. She has tried to escape in the past, but in the end, he always finds her. In one last desperate attempt at freedom, Marly turns to her long lost childhood friend, Carla for help. She, and her eccentric friends welcome Marly into their circle with open arms. In the company of Goths, a segment of society shrouded in mystery and speculation, Marly finally finds sanctuary, and Gray Forrester.Gray is the mesmerizing singer for local Goth rock band, These Bones. He is a man of many talents, including the ability to heal a wounded spirit. Inexplicably drawn to the sadness in Marly's eyes, he finds himself compelled to help restore her soul. The trouble is, in order to do that he needs to remain emotionally detached... not an easy task for the gregarious Goth.