Is magic a gift, or a curse?

Finding out that she has the sudden ability to manipulate fire and other elements is the last blow to Rae's crumbling life. Still struggling with her parents' recent divorce and her best friend ditching her, Rae is determined to have nothing to do with the boy she just met and his impossible claim—that magic is real. But when she can't learn how to control this strong force on her own, Rae must choose between letting this boy help her or forever fearing the new power that lies beneath her fingertips.

Asher has always taken the warning from his parents to keep his magic hidden very seriously. When he meets a girl who also has magic, he wonders if he could finally make a friend. But when he realizes that she doesn't know anything about the magic, he becomes determined to help her. He knows he is unqualified, as he struggles with his own magic, but he can't get rid of his instinct that she needs his help.

Rae slowly begins to discover that she might like this new part of herself and the cute boy that comes with it, even though she struggles with letting go of her past life. As she becomes deeper enthralled in the beauty of the magic, Asher begins to wonder if his fear is actually true—that the magic is a dark force.