ASD's debut novel follows Arica Hatchins, the only child of famed senator, Miranda Hatchins, and reclusive psychologist, Thatcher Hatchins. She is almost 30, and to her mother's disgust, still working to find her path both personally and professionally. Trying to balance a still very new romantic relationship with school, a new job role, and a history of running from her problems, Ari is finding it difficult to find solid ground. Especially after Laurin Edwards, her first love, is thrust back into her life unexpectedly. With her best friend, Sol, new encounters, and her scars as a guide along the way, witness Ari's journey as she fights between common distractions, her mother's seemingly inexhaustible demands, and her heart.