"I want to grow up" Did you say it when you were a kid? I know I did. Have you regretted growing up at some point in your life? Have you wished you could be a careless child once again? I know you have. Everyone has. The more you grow the bigger the challenges, the obstacles, the pain. Life gets serious. You get serious. You forget to smile at the morning sun shining down your face. You are too absorved by your problems to notice the beautiful world surrounding you. And when life gets hard, you wish more than anything to turn back in time and be that small child who did not know anything when he said "I want to grow up"

Sophie's parents have shipped her off to a boarding school in Spain that can provide a better education for her. Now, after two years, her grades have improved and her parents have allowed her to come home to finish her last two years of school and graduate with the class she started out with. After a pervious heartache Sophie vows not to get too attached to any guys but that might be harder then she previously thought. Zac Sanders is her brother's best friend, and the biggest jerk she knows. He's your regular high school heart throb that has a reputation to contain. Zac and Sophie had never been friends, they had despised each other before she left. But, they say there's a thin line between love and hate and their about to test that theory. Will Zac let his ego get in the way of love? Will Sophie be able to risk the chance of another heartache? Will Sophie be starting her last year as a senior in love or heartache?

The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.

This is the sequel (continuation) of After. Hardin and Tessa's relationship will be tested in ways she never expected, but he knew of all along.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.