After a dark childhood in a brothel in India where her mother was a prostitute, Asha was brought to the United States to live with her father at the age of thirteen. Ten years later, she is a successful graphic designer and blogger living in Richmond, Virginia. While she has survived her past, she lives a fairly sheltered existence, living under a strict set of self-imposed rules in an attempt to protect herself. Her most important rule: never get involved with anyone romantically. Then she meets Blake, the owner of a local music venue, who she discovers has an equally dark past. From their first encounter she finds it difficult to follow her own rules and cannot deny-or resist-the connection that is forming between them. Can Asha overcome her demons and move beyond surviving, to thriving? Will Blake be the perfect piece of the puzzle for her broken heart?