This is the story of Lissa; a very insecure woman growing up in the shadowof her sister, Amanda, who is the cherished one by her parents. When Lissasneaks out to attend a party, she is finally kissed by the boy she has had acrush one, though nothing else happened. Confronted by her father, whowitnessed the kiss, she is humiliated to find that the man who is soon to beher brother in law has witnessed the confrontation. As punishment for herindiscretion, she is sent away to boarding school. Now an adult, Lissa isunable to respond to any man; kissing makes her ill, and seeing what shebelieves is Joel's contempt for her only makes it worse. After the death ofher sister and brother in law in a plane crash, custody of the children isleft to Lissa and Joel. Joel has loved Lissa for most of his life, andsuggests they marry for the kids' sake; though secretly he hopes to helpLissa lose her fear of intimacy.

Genre: Romance