Evangeline hadn't always hidden herself from the world... Once upon a time, a girl loved a boy. She loved him so much her heart almost burst when she saw a glimpse of his face...but....The boy didn't love her and eventually ended up shattering her heart. And her life. As if that wasn't enough, her father remarries a widowed dutchess with a thorn in her side. What happens if Evangeline can't cope with an evil step-mother and bratty step-sister? Now, Evangeline is a month away from her 18th birthday and her step-mother couldn't be more eager to get her out of the house and her life. Then Evangeline meets someone who could change her life forever...With the tug of a mask.