When she is fifteen Morgan falls head over heels in love with Owen. She knows he is the one. Once they are going to college together at the University of Oregon it seems even more certain. Then Owen is gone, and Morgan meets Brian, making things look different, but her feelings for Owen remain, ready to cause trouble. Morgan will have to learn a lot, about herself and others, to find what will really make her happy.
Morgan the person is a mess. At one point in the writing I had to go back and make her more annoying, which felt risky. It was also important because there are a lot of us who are messes out there. Getting to see our actual value, and the process of becoming neater but accepting the mess that is left, is really important. I believe there is hope for any of us.