Publisher's Synopsis
Shay Guzman has been through so many ups and downs. here has only been one real constant in her life: JV Studebaker, the kind but troubled son of Gloria and Jonny Studebaker and the long-suffering product of the family's dysfunction. As they grow older, Shay begins to realize that she's starting to reciprocate JV's long-held romantic feelings despite her worries about his growing dependency on crack cocaine and the influence his friends have on him. Will she continue holding on to her one support in all of her difficulties, or will she honor her late mother's teachings?