Spring break should be spent lying on the white sand of the beaches of Mexico, sipping fruity smoothies with friends and my boyfriend, Heath. Instead, I find myself flying alone back to San Francisco to spend it with my mom, her new boyfriend, and his son, Link. Link, or as my friends call him, "Forbidden" is my future half-brother and only a man who managed to get under my skin unlike anyone else. We call him the Forbidden because he is like a fruit in the Garden of Eden: Link is seductive and completely untouchable. I hated this arrogant jerk for as long as I can remember. But only one week alone, accompanied by a bet on a drunken head, leads me to the chosen path... from where there is no return.