When the actions of one man have marked who you became how do you get back to who you wereIts a question Zoey Allen has been avoiding for the better part of a decadeThe world sees her as a vivacious takenoshit businesswoman and shes nearly managed to convince herself its enough That is until spontaneous and sweet Aaron Moore ignores the notrespassing sign on her heart and starts dismantling the walls shes built brick by brickBut Zoey has rules for a reason Her thought process is clear if she never falls in love she cant become a victim again So when Aaron decides he wants more than the casual relationship shes been offering Zoey sticks to the rulesA threat to the business shes worked so hard to build brings with it a chance to maintain the status quoin the form of a rookie cop who offers the nostringsattached relationship she thinks she wants Yet no matter how hard she tries forgetting Aaron is proving impossible and her past wont be kept at bay any longerFor the first time in so long she desperately wants to find a way back to that elusive peace her first boyfriend stole To get it she has to accept how her past has shaped her present while learning how to give her whole heart to somebody with what few pieces remain