A Yellow Wood — Andrea Ring

Leni's life has been defined by one choice any five-year-old child might make: She wanted a bucket. Twelve years ago, her little brother drowned when she left his side to get a sand toy, and Leni can't forgive herself. So she makes no choices. She does what she's supposed to, what she's expected to do. Nothing else. Until she meets mohawk-ed, multi-pierced grad student Clark. And Leni discovers that not choosing IS a choice, and she must learn to trust herself if she hopes to walk a solid path.