At twenty-two years old sydney is enjoying a great life:she's in college;working a steady job;in love with her wonderful boy friend,hunter;and rooming with her best friend,tori.But everything changes when she discover that hunter is cheating on her __and she's forced to decide what her next move should be. soon,sydney finds herself captivated by her mysterious and attractive neighbor,ridge.she can't take her eyes off him or stop listening to the passionate way he plays his guitar every evening out on his balcony.And there's something about sydney that ridge can't ignore,either.They soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one.