Meet Gretchen, a foreign exchange student from Eastern Europe with deep dark secrets. She has come to Gilbert, South Carolina to finish her senior year of high school. Being alienated because of her family's heritage, she finds herself drawn to Rusty who also is not a popular person. As they spend more and more time together, Rusty learns the truth of who and what she is. It is only after he knows this truth that he proclaims his love for her. The decision to become a couple is one that involves change, a change Rusty is willing to make. Share in the romance, taste the blood on your lips and do not worry; there is no glitter.