Shadowed by her tortured past， Dawn has a bright new life of glimmering hopes... Dawn can hardly believe she s a student at one of New York City s best music schools. Now her most precious wish， to become a singer， can come true. But Dawn still dreams about Jimmy， her strong， intense boyfriend， and the love and anguished secrets they share. Then Michael Sutton arrives， a new teacher at the school， a singing star and the most wonderful looking man Dawn has ever seen. Together they create a world of feeling Dawn has never known. In his embrace Dawn awakens to disturbing， unfamiliar desires， and Michael s promises offer a vision of music and romance forever...until he disappears. Dazed by his cruelty， alone with the bitter fruit of his betrayal， Dawn becomes， once again， a victim of her grandmothers twisted schemes. Desolate， she clings to the tender hope that Jimmy will return and renew with her their deepest hearts dream...