An engaging coming-of-age story. A novel full of secrets. When twelve-year-old Finn Maguire is smitten by the beautiful Billie, his dad's young co-worker and subsequent lover, he's thrust into a rivalry with the father he idolizes and a tragedy that tears him away from Billie. At nineteen, unmoored by his mother's cancer diagnosis, Finn seeks consolation from Billie convinced she's been waiting for him. Tempted, will he consummate the relationship that's preoccupied him for years or overcome his obsession and choose love with an age-appropriate partner?