Cassie Randall has a secret that haunts her every day. A secret that makes trusting a man an impossibility. She wants nothing more than to live a quiet, simple life as a teacher with those she calls family.

Jamal Jenkins, the starting point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, just wants to live his life out of the limelight with the people he loves most. Even though he's portrayed as a stereotypical professional athlete and ladies' man...

Cassie and Jamal are paired to walk together at their best friends' wedding. Jamal is shocked the bookworm Cassie doesn't recognize his celebrity status. Cassie is surprised someone as famous as Jamal is capable of such depth. Can Jamal help Cassie believe that he can be trusted, or will she continue to believe that all men are like the one she fears most?