Brenna Fox knows she will always love Taylor Rothschild, but she doesn't want to be a black stain on Taylor's promising career after a scandal that is none of her making. So she makes a devil's bargain with Taylor's mother, Vivian Rothschild, and leaves the man she loves, promising never to return to River Run. Brenna prays he will forgive her and will come after her.
Vivian Rothschild will do anything in her power to keep her son from marrying Brenna, who she believes is a gold digger. Vivian offers to set up Brenna in a new town and pay for her younger sister's medical expenses as long as Brenna tells Taylor nothing of the agreement. Vivian reasons that what Taylor doesn't know won't hurt him.
Fate has a way of interfering and sends Taylor Rothschild barreling back into Brenna's life when the his car breaks down in Sleepy Hollow. But he isn't alone. He has a new fiancée.
Taylor Rothschild swore he'd hate Brenna until the day he dies after she left without a word. Now, as he comes face to face with his past, he learns that there is a thin line between love and hate
