Military life wasn't for her. After watching her mother suffer in silence her whole life, Emma Malloy has vowed that she won't make the same mistakes. She was going to leave for college and never look back. However, living on a military installation makes avoiding soldiers next to impossible. So when Cole Baker walks into her life and plants his feet firmly inside of it, her whole world gets turned upside down and his smile blows her plans out the window. Sparks fly and romance ignites during a summer filled with love and acceptance, but Cole has a secret that could destroy the entire foundation of their trust and remind Emma why she took her vow in the first place. Follow both Emma and Cole, along with a few of their friends on a journey of love, friendship, forgiveness and goodbyes in a time of war in a situation beyond anyone's control.