Emerson Bender never met her mother, who abandoned her on her father's doorstep when she was just a baby. Now, at 18, she feels it's time for a closure, so she leaves and move to New York all alone, to look for her mother. There, while searching, she meets Price. Price Barnes planned to spend his entire life in his family farm in Pennsylvania, but his life takes a surprising turn when his biological father who he never met before, comes with an offer that is hard to refuse - funding his education at a prestigious New York college. So he leaves his life for the big city, to give himself a chance for a better life - even if it's not the life he wanted... "𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺, 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝗱, 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝗲." Emerson and Price both were rejected by the people who was supposed to love them unconditionally and grew up with only one parent... But the difference is that while Emerson was looking for the mother who abandoned her, Price is not interested in anything to do with his father. Their relationship developed quickly, which I didn't really liked, because their first encounters went from friendly to hostile, hot to cold - and then suddenly BOOM - it becomes romantic. Plus, I had a hard time connecting with Emerson in the beginning. I didn't understand her harsh attitude toward her protective father and her behavior toward Price. Like me, he thought she was full of contrasts, only compared to me, he liked it... "𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗼; 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗜’𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗼. 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲—𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀." Even so, Emerson certainly went through a process during the plot. She grew, evolved, changed and opened up - and it was wonderfully written. On the other hand, Price captured my heart (almost) from the start. He was witty and cynical - and I especially liked the conversations he had with himself. Together, they embark on a quest for answers and self-discovery. There was an interesting twist in the story that I totally did not expect, which affected the plot for the better and for the worse - but was definitely necessary to give closure for both of them. "𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿, 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱." From the moment I saw the book cover, I knew I had to read it!!! Despite some things that I didn't like, I really enjoyed it! It's a light new adult read, sweet and emotional story about love, forgiveness and self-discovery. Wonderfully written and full of emoton, about two lost characters looking for direction - and finding each other in the process... Excellent work Rachel!