Based On The Novel By Janelle Whitney Love Is Pain Follows 2 Timelines One In 1994 When 18 Year Old Shay Evans And Her Boyfriend Carson Shaw Break Up And Navigate Through Their Breakup The Next Storyline Follows A Stripper Named Hailey Lucas Who Is On The Run From Her Abusive Husband Justin Flay After Being Fed Up With The Abuse She Flees Off To Tucson And Meets Colton Lainie A Bull Rider Who Instantly Falls For Him But Is Afraid That She Will Repeat The Patterns Of Her Husband