Fifteen-year-old Eden Turner has sworn off men since her father's desertion of her family three years earlier. So when she discovers that her name has been secretly entered into a computer dating fundraiser at school, she is shocked. Caving to the pressure of her friend and her sister, she decides to compromise her principles for one evening and attend the dinner, believing it will all be over with after the one night. She didn't count of meeting Josh Lovett. Now her whole world is turned upside down as she admits her feelings for him and is forced to re-evaluate the values she has been clinging to. As the relationship develops, eden must confront her fears and learn how to trust again. But is the dream of love worth the risk of being hurt again by someone she loves? Only she can decide.