Marley is a strong young woman engulfed in study and career choices, during her last year in senior school. She's a smart, savvy, country girl looking to spread her wings, excelling in journalism. Her goal is to move to New York and begin a serious writing career.
Based in picturesque south west Australia, this journey takes her through a variety of experiences which teach her many lessons about life. Some the hard way. Tragedy strikes her community and she questions life, love and existence. Making new and unique friends from Tahiti, via a student exchange program, her brother Gabe finds love with one of them taking him to unexpected places. Leilani, his love interest, has a mystical grandmother who introduces Marley to a unique style of communication.

Leaving school and commencing university, Marley begins her adult life in the height of energetic Melbourne and rents a room from an interesting South American with a secret, who becomes one of her closest allies. Gabe deals with a stalker from his past and Marley gets caught up in her crime. Will she survive?
This novel takes the reader through Marley's life examining her sheer determination, strong diverse family and journey to self-love while encountering colourful and unusual characters who strengthen her resilience and expand her mind.