I read this book on fast-forward. Cami is a high school senior who has grown up in her father's restaurant. She's always cooked, and wants to make it her career, despite her father constantly pushing college. That's not the only force on her life, however. Her boyfriend is pushing her into a more physical relationship, and now her new step-mother is pushing her into a closet of a room to accommodate her nephew, an amputee returning from Afghanistan. 
 Julian is not happy to be "home". Since he enlisted in the Marines his aunt, and former guardian, has married and his new step-cousin is...too much. He's mean and nasty; angry at the world and his crap luck. His parents die, and his comrades die, and now this busted up young man feels he has nothing to offer the pretty girl who sees him, always, at his very worst. 
 Julian's gruff demeanor would put anyone off, but, after years of prep work in a professional French restaurant, Cami's used to overbearing men. Not that she's looking for anything. Really, because she isn't. She and Julian do develop quite a friendship, bonding over the pain of losing mothers--his to cancer, hers to abandonment. The boyfriend? Well, he doesn't quite measure up to Julian, even as an amputee. 
 Their relationship does turn physical--after months of get-to-know-you--and it's tender and caring, not a hot sticky mess. Through their love, Julian is able to move past his trauma (mostly) and Cami develops the confidence to take the next step in her professional world--pretty much tell her dad no college. 
 It's a solid love story with well-drawn characters and patient affection. Due to the not-exactly-fade-to-black sex, the book is rated for upper YA readers. I think it's acceptable for anyone who reads YA. 
 Disclosure: A copy of this book was given to me by the publisher for the purpose of an honest review.