Any other night, Ryan Mills would have driven his best friend, Michael, to Emily's sweet sixteen party at the Breakers Club. Instead, determined to win over the birthday girl, he goes to the party early and alone, setting off a chain of events that ends with Michael's death in a car accident. Ryan blames himself for what happened to Michael. As far as he's concerned, he doesn't deserve to have love or ever be happy again. Then he learns Michael left a secret behind. Ryan feels compelled to take on his friend's unfinished business and, in the process, changes his life forever and becomes a man. This book was previously published under the title Loving Emily. A Note About Content: some characters in this book occasionally use profanity, engage in nonexplicit sexual activity, or take illegal drugs.