The Runaway House harbours troubled teens the world has turned away. The house cloaks the heartache of a thousand unheard tales. But one thundery night Alexandria Cassell arrives at its doorstep. Raised in a heartless, but privileged world, Alexandria believes love is just an illusion. She abandons her wealth to prove to herself that two souls can only find affinity in fiction. She spends her first night at the Runaway House. Alexandria encounters the other runaways. But she is instinctively drawn to the menacingly dark Rayne, a hostile drop-out with a dangerous underworld secret. Battling her mistrust of love, their compelling connection unravels like a fracturing tightrope.However, as Alexandria discovers the other runaway's stories, she is roused by their struggle for justice. She questions whether broken hearts can learn to beat again in a house where hope is extinct. Now Alexandria must dare to challenge the power of love so the tales of the Runaway House can finally be heard.