Abandoned by her mother and left in the care of an absent father, as a child Francesca escaped her sad reality by dreaming of a better life. Her dream came true the summer she turned nine and she met the FitzRoys - a loving family who welcomed her into their world. Almost two decades later, Francesca's life is just about perfect. She has achieved everything she wanted and is engaged to her one true love, Paul FitzRoy. But, in a cruel twist of fate, on the day of her wedding, instead of walking down the aisle, Fran races to the hospital, to find Paul lying in a coma after a brutal assault. Days turn into weeks and as she remains by his side, Francesca is swept up in a flood of memories. When Paul's condition deteriorates and their future appears to be slipping away, Fran is left with a heartbreaking question: should she keep believing that love can conquer all, or accept the reality that life is not a fairytale?
