Conflict, Passion, and Pain is a powerful fictional love story about "young love out of control." Tony, a high school senior, growing up in a medium sized Midwestern town, challenged himself to pursue a relationship far beyond his years. Being on his own since fourteen, he dealt with fear and loneliness through ignorance and denial. He never had the love and guidance from a normal family life. When Tony met Dee, the love of his life, his misguided need for love and acceptance quickly spun out of control. They were made for each other. They were in love, but they were poisoned by a desire and passion for each other that seemed to vacillate between emotional peaks and valleys as they searched to find peace in their relationship.