It's 1950 rich girl Annie May and streetwise Lewis are young and in love despite their parents disapproval. Fresh put of high school and with the summer stretched ahead of them with no worries or cares leaves them feeling utterly content. However a night under the California stars with a picnic is where things get heated and a drunken mistake threatens to unravel both their lives forever. A few months later and their fate is sealed and Annie May is cast out from her family home and disowned. Lewis has been told that he's made his bed and now he's got to lie in it. He was always one of the guys but now it's time for him to grow up and be a man if he and Annie May want to make things work out for the best.However rumors quickly spread about the scandal and so Annie May and Lewis now have to deal with their fall from grace, they both quickly realise that not everything in the world is easy with tarnished reputations and little money. So they now they rely on help from their good friends who rally around. However, a few weeks later and the cracks begin to show and in Lewis and Annie May's relationship and the couple begins to question whether love is enough to see them through... To make matters worse, Lewis whilst under the pressure to provide for Annie May, makes a catastrophic choice that could end his whole relationship... Meanwhile, their gang of friends seem to be moving on with their lives with bright futures head and wit leaves the young couple feel trapped and bitterness builds. Will Annie May and Lewis pull through and prove that even love against all odds can flourish into something worthwhile?A Romance perfect for fans of Kitty Neale, Annie Groves, Ellie Dean and Lynda Page.