Samantha Herring lives in constant physical and emotional pain after a terrible car accident wounds her leg and takes the life of her mother. When she meets a boy named Eliot, she learns what at first seems like an amazing secret--Eliot cannot physically feel any pain, which she thinks would be nice right about now. However, as Sam continues learning about Eliot, and perhaps developing a crush on him, she begins to see how Eliot's medical condition may actually be a curse.