Falling in love for the first time is full of unanswered questions, hopes, dreams and assumptions. Then you grow up. Does love grow too?

April's Heart: Fifth Anniversary Edition is the controversial story of the whirlwind romance of young lovers April Schweiter and Mitch Hudgins. Witness their struggle as they come of age in the eighties, a time when sex, drugs, and rock and roll was the prevailing lifestyle.

April and Mitch were mad for each other, and mad at each other. That stands true. Is that what love is? It's just one of the questions they struggle with as they experience life, learn and grow. Their on again, off again love affair keeps them guessing for years.

Thirteen year old cheerleader April Schweiter falls hard for Mitch Hudgins, putting an end to childhood and changing her life forever. Her dysfunctional family is just one of the problems in her way. Classmate and wrestler Mitch Hudgins can't get enough of April either. She stirs in him surprising passion that is new, unfamiliar, and needs to be explored.

April and Mitch find themselves finally happy in their relationship, only to say goodbye at a crossroads decision. They decide to part ways upon the realization that they will now be attending different high schools far away from each other. But they find they cannot resist one another, moving on seems impossible. Are they meant for each other? Or just not meant to be?

Enjoy this turbulent, sexually charged romance about life, love, family, and self-discovery. It's flirty and spirited, full of heartbreak and tears, triumph and joy, with all the drama and angst of high school in the eighties.