Who knew it was possible to fall in love with someone you hate?

Elliot Carson left Sugarlake and has never looked back. Revered as the next big thing in basketball, Eli's a star until an injury ends his career, sending him spiralling with no direction. Determined to leave his past behind, he accepts a coaching gig at a university miles away from Sugarlake. But fate has other plans when Becca, his sister's best friend, arrives as the new team manager.

Rebecca Sanger is the preacher's daughter - and the town's disappointment. She thought she had everything figured out, until Eli Carson - the person she hates more than anything in the world - ends up being her new boss.

Forced together, Becca and Eli's hatred turns to heat, and they start an affair. But disaster quickly strikes, ripping them apart.

Years pass, and Becca's back home, living a mundane life until Eli shows up out of the blue with a fiancée in tow. There's only one problem. Becca still loves Eli. And he hates her.

But as Becca knows all too well, there's a thin line between hate . . . and a love that lasts a lifetime.