Ryan Cole has two stiff middle fingers for those who say, "You can rise above your past"...because, yeah...when has that ever happened?Until it does...After aiding an influential Senator, Ryan is thrust into a scenario that lays the foundation for his dreams of becoming a lawyer. All he has to do is befriend the Senator's daughter—a woman with no friends, no social skills, whose past traumas are even worse than his own...and on top of all that, she's the most beautiful woman he's ever seen.As Ryan manipulates his way into April's life, he discovers he'd do anything to release her from the cage she lives within.But when he slips and April discovers her father's plan and Ryan's part in it, he must face the consequences of his betrayal and a future without the woman he loves.