I've spent my life chasing a dream. What if it's the wrong one?

For as long as she can remember, Izzy has been following in her father's footsteps all the way to law school-just the way her mother wants. But ever since his death, the path ahead has been less clear. When a summer job as a landscape designer shows Izzy a glimpse of an alternative future, she buries that idea as deep as the roots of the plants she loves working with.

Then Izzy meets Nico. With his annoying emoticon smile and botanical tattoos, Nico is everything Izzy isn't-irritatingly disorganized, cheerfully rebellious, and a law school dropout. He's also her responsibility to train while they repopulate the local woodland with saplings, and a respite from Izzy's increasingly tense home life.

When the forest her father passionately defended comes under threat, Izzy and Nico join forces and learn they have more in common than either of them imagined. But as Izzy struggles to stay true to her father's memory, her mother's expectations, and her growing friendship with Nico, she finds herself tangled in lies.

And if the truth comes out, Izzy could lose much more than her law school dream ...