Two troubled and lonely people form a secret and intense friendship that helps one of them grow up and face an uncertain future while the other one is forced to face the many demons of the past.

Joyce Margaret Huff grew up in Westfield, New Jersey, where as a child and teenager she wrote stories, poetry and novels. After graduating college, she worked as a substitute teacher and spent 40 years as a legal assistant. She and her husband Donald have resided in Bernards Township, New Jersey for many years, having raised a son and daughter. She presently works full-time as a legal assistant while pursuing her hobbies of reading, writing, cooking and correcting everyone's grammar.