Mona has finally exited a painful divorce and bravely taken herself off the roller coaster of anti-depressants. She is doing her best to care for her child and put her life back together when some strange new desires refuse her any peace. After years of a toxic relationship where she had little control and less respect, she wanted her power back. She becomes transfixed with the fantasy of topping a younger man and having her way with him.
Joaquin is a Mexican and Native American 27-year-old working overtime at minimum wage stocking job, trying to escape a life of violence and crime. Growing up an impoverished community, Joaquin joined a gang at the age of nine in exchange for protection, an affiliation that pressured him into unspeakable acts that wracked his heart. In an act of personal rebellion, he left that life behind, and fought to make a new path for himself.
They meet and form a strange bond that begins a sexual journey so natural, so rapturous but also, so taboo. Brought together by a singular, primal need, they seek solace in each other and test the limits of intimacy.
But when an explosive event occurs in their town, the delicate balance of power tips in the other direction and she must decide how far she is willing to go to save him.
In a time where hate speech has reached a fever pitch, social, racial and political lines divide. However, love reaches across those lines, playing with power and dancing with danger.
