About the book: year / Ideality. We all strive for this, but what happens when the desire to be perfect literally devours you? What happens when you are blinded by the need to bury all your mistakes? Melanie Crane has always been perfect. An ideal daughter, friend, student - she was ideal in everything. But one day the girl failed in her quest for perfection when the insecurities she had been hiding from everyone suddenly got the better of her. Melanie broke down. Overwhelmed by sadness and guilt, she promised herself to never show anyone how broken she was. Brian Mahoney seemed to have it all. He is charming, has a sense of humor, the ideal man. His life was already planned down to the smallest detail, but reality can be very deceiving. When Brian's entire family changes beyond recognition in a second, all he can do is pick up the pieces. Not all scars leave behind marks. Scared and world-weary, Melanie and Brian must give love a chance to heal their broken and tortured hearts..