She is held captive and longs for freedom, even if it means dying. Her father thinks she's mentally retarded and in shame, keeps her locked away.In book one of this coming of age romance, trilogy, fifteen-year-old Jessie, lives in mortal isolation, high atop a lonely Sierra Nevada Mountain and is tormented by a dark shadow from her past. Jessie is a musical protege, but she's a social misfit. Her selfish, abusive father has cut her off from the world leaving her alone and seeing no hope or future.A violin and Jessie's talent takes her to a school concert where she is discovered by her Aunt Debbie, who has long been searching for her. Pulled into a world of intrigue, confusion, and love, Jessie meets three brothers that become brutal enemies, as they compete to win Jessie's torn, mysterious heart.