Unwanted. Unloved. Tolerated.To the people who knew her she lived the perfect life. Loving parents, perfect student, perfect relationship.But who really knows her?Elise O’Connel had been made aware from an early age that she was an inconvenience. She’d grown used to being controlled, manipulated and abused.Living her life to other people’s standards were slowly draining her. She’d forgotten who she was and planned on reinventing herself as a confident and successful architect in Australia. With a secret internship under her belt she was almost ready to run. Until Mr Mystery shows up with his sexy American accent and he thinks he knows her better than she does.There’s one tiny problem. He does.With-in hours of her graduation, Elise’s life changes forever when Mr Mystery reveals a horrifying secret. Elise was stolen at birth and now her real Father wants her back. With her old life, identity and pride in tatters, Elise embraces her new life and embarks on a journey of love, sacrifice and discovery. With Mr Mystery by her side there’s more at stake than ever before. Will she ever accept that there’s more to life than just being Tolerated?