Though typically witty and vibrant, high school teacher Violet Black seems to be sinking farther into the shadow of herself and becoming less dynamic the longer she's in her oppressive marriage--except around sexy former college quarterback Cullen Metz, of course. If she manages to free herself from her husband's grasp, will burying the darkest secret from her past be enough to let her love again? Will it be too late to find true happiness with the man who really holds her heart?