With an identity formed in the athletic world, Tessa McRae hesitantly ventures into the foreign terrain of romance and first love. Tessa is introduced to Mason Pierce, an attractive yet shy baseball player, and it doesn't take long for Tessa to realize she has found her soulmate - the one guy she will love forever. The first stage of dating is exhilarating and carefree; however, real life hits when Tessa makes some poor decisions that send the relationship spiralling. In the middle of her college years, Tessa finds herself grappling with sexual abuse, excruciating heartache, and broken relationships. It becomes evident that Tessa's childhood difficulties, challenges with health, and pain from a previous pastor's cruelties have all fed into her overwhelming sense of rejection that is only amplified by Mason's desire to end their relationship. In desperation, Tessa searches for love in unexpected places and discovers a truth she never understood before.