Prettyandpopular,seventeen-year-oldBrookeEmersonistheenvyofherclassmates--andevensomeofherclosestfriends.Butwhilesheseemstohaveitall,Brookehasneverfeltsolost.Eversinceshesustainedaheadinjuryduringacheerleadingstuntthepreviousyear,she'ssufferedfromadisorderthatcauseshertoflyintouncontrollable,sometimesviolentrages.Ashardasshetriestokeepittogether,shefindsherselfindangerofjeopardizingherseeminglyperfectlife.Itisn'tuntilBrookemeetsJake,ahandsomeandcharismaticstranger,thatshefeelslikeshe'sfoundsomeonewhonotonlyunderstandsher,butacceptsherforwhosheis.Astemptingasitistogetsweptupintheromance,shecan'thelpbutfeellikesomethingintheirrelationshipisn'tquiteright.Whenherbestfriendisbrutallymurdered,Brookehasnochoicebuttodependonhernewlove...especiallybecauseshe'sworriedthatshemightbethekiller.