Madison Daniel is reluctant to allow her love for Jared Bartel to flourish for fear that the thoughtless acts of others might be what draw them apart in the end all because Jared is whit. Jared Bartel knows that Madison is disinclined about stepping outside of her race and entering into an interracial relationship. However, he is willing and determined to do whatever is necessary to get her to see him not as a white man, but a man willing to risk everything to love and be loved by her.