When Elliot Youngblood first saw Catherine Calhoun, he was just a boy with a camera, and he had never seen anyone so sad and beautiful at the same time. Both Elliot and Catherine felt like outcasts until they became friends. But when Catherine needed Elliot most, he had to leave town.

Elliot finally returns, but he and Catherine are already different people. Now he's a high school star athlete, and she spends all her free time working at her mom's mysterious hotel. Catherine hasn't forgiven Elliot for leaving her, but he's determined to win back her friendship... and her heart.

And just as Catherine is ready to trust Elliot again, he becomes the prime suspect in the tragedy. Despite the town's suspicions, Catherine continues to love Elliot. But the devastating secret Katherine buried could destroy their last hope for happiness.