When Allison Starr fell in love with Cooper Perez on the beach over her summer break, the last thing she expected was for him to end up her Senior English teacher. Two years later all of Allison’s dreams seemed to be coming true. She had survived major heart surgery, gotten married to the man of her dreams, and was accepted to one of the top literary schools in Southern California. It wasn’t until her best friend, Christina Harper, revealed she was pregnant that Ali began to feel a void in her life. As desire for a family grows, so does the realization that with her heart condition, having a child could mean losing her life.