The last thing Alexis Stevens ever thought she would do is return to the godforsaken desert, also known as her birthplace. At the age of 18, she vowed never to move back home once she gained her freedom and high tailed it out of there like a bat out of hell following her high school graduation. The golden child, anointed as one destined for great things by every teacher who ever had the good fortune to have her in class, is returning home, defeated by professional disappointment and financial ruin. No longer able to outrun her ghosts, Alexis returns home to face the memories she left behind and the boy turned man whom she deserted after a tragic loss. She chose to run and now she must face the past to have any chance of happiness in her future.