Love isn't an age, it's not a number. Love is plainly love. That is that. I want a love like Romeo and Juliet. Maybe I can get it. Maybe we can go away together. We'll be smarter. We won't die. We will last forever. We'll be the second best love story ever told. Emaldria Lawrence finds herself struck with one option at the young age of eighteen: that ceasing to exist is the only solution to escaping her heartache of loneliness and unworthiness. Seth Markey, mesmerized by Emaldria's passion for writing, admires her from a distance until one day he has no choice but to confront her. His faith-oriented actions take a toll on Emaldria's perspective of what it means to be worthy and what it means to live. Emaldria's hesitation to end her pain grows as Seth makes his way into her life. Emaldria and Seth both have to face the reality of adulthood as they grow closer, and the sacrifices Emaldria and Seth make for each other build until both of their lives collide in ways that reveal all the secrets that were meant to be left in their past.