In his first book of a two book series, Ryan by chance meets Nicole. Both are soon to be age sixteen. Nicole is vacationing with her parents, Ryan is vacationing with his grandparents who are renting a condo in the same building. Their encounters take place under the gorgeous Maui sky. Upon first meeting each other they instantly sensed not only a physical attraction to each other, but an inner connection between them. A serious friendship developed as they explored each others personalities. Both find that every time they meet they craved to know more about each other. Ryan is a very serious, yet sincere young man. Nicole found herself shocked to discover they were equally the same in many ways. Sharing two terrifying experiences together, the young teenagers became best friends within the few remaining days they had left together. Without the approval of Nicole's father. Young love comes easily to many of their age. Most young loves are simply infatuation. Very few couples young or old have inside them what Ryan and Nicole feel in their hearts at the time. As their need to be together deepened, would it be affected when Ryan must leave hear to return to Colorado? When Nicole returned to her home in Kansas, would she only remember Ryan as a fleeting infatuation? The answer will never be known without finishing 'The Keeper of My Heart'.