In the silent halls of the hospice where all hope is lost where days go by and the time seems to be running out , two souls meet at the edge of goodbye . Ethan Loth , 32 , one a young and brilliant lawyer who has lost all hope and has decided to terminate his treatment, believing the world has ended for him. Riley Brown , 27 , a young woman with congestive heart failure, clings to her dear life despite lack of donors for her heart transplant, so she is determined to live her last days in ways she would remember. When their paths cross , their paths intertwine with despair and hope decorating their paths. What happens when Rileys warmth begins shifting Ethan's view of his life and the major twist of events that builds a bond between the two .