Kim. It was as if a bright light had burst out of nowhere and engulfed the girl with the moonface, long wispy hair, and enormous hoodie. At the same time, the mysterious light had cast darkness on everyone else around her. She was all that mattered in this room. Perhaps any room. Jared needed to know her. Not just know her. He wanted her and had to have her. Nothing else mattered.

The summer between Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Rachel Black returns home from university for what she believes to be a short visit. Unbeknownst to her, a chance encounter with Paul Lahote, on the beach, is about to change her life forever. Now she must face her past, come to terms with her mistakes and learn to open her heart to new possibilities.