In Cari Mercer's universe, the best-laid plans were not subject to change. She has her future mapped out with her fiancé Buzz Blanco. But US Army Private Blanco suffers an accident in jump school that leaves his body broken and his memory damaged. He's forgotten their engagement, plans for the future, or even their romance. Cari's future plans are put on hold indefinitely. As Buzz struggles to rehabilitate, he can't recapture the memories that would restore the past five or six years. He feels like a seventeen-year-old in a twenty-three-year-old's battered body. Military service and marriage hold no appeal for him, yet he's committed to both. Cari's patience is tested, and her future with Buzz is in jeopardy until a tragic event brings them together in a new way. She learns life is an adventure, not a blueprint.