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

Sequel to Serendipity. Four months ago, Sydney Barker fell hard for her best friend, Bradley Edwards, who'd secretly harbored a crush on her for three years. In their senior year of high school, the two finally got together, much to the relief of everyone around them. Everyone except their close friend Drew, also in love with Sydney. Ultimately Sydney chose Bradley. The two were happy together. It was perfect. Everything was great. Until it all came crashing down. Graduation has come and gone and now the six best friends are off to Italy. It's their last summer vacation together before they part ways in the fall for college, and they're gonna live it up. Before they even set foot on the plane though, problems arise, resulting in the end of the perfect couple. The vacation proves to be less than the time of their lives though when shocking secrets are reveled, friendships are destroyed and words left unsaid come to the light. Can Sydney make it through two months in Italy while staying sane? Will she reunite with Bradley? And what happens at the end of the summer? Will best friends finally have to say goodbye? Or will by some miracle their six-way friendship prevail? © Copyright 2013 Millie Morgan. All Rights Reserved.

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.

serənˈdipitē/ (noun): The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. "Girls are awful, that's why I'm not friends with them." - Sydney Barker. Seventeen year old Sydney Barker prefers to have guys as friends over girls. For her, girls are just too dramatic and problematic. Her five best friends, Walker, Bradley, Tanner, Mikey and Drew, have always been there or her, and she knows that they always will be. But in between her senior year of high school and personal problems, will one of those friends be there for her more so than the others? And in more than a friendly way? Sydney's never been the one for long overdrawn relationships, simply because the thought of being with someone for extended periods of time frighten her. As her friends like to say, she has severe commitment issues. But maybe, just maybe, if the right guy is their for her, Sydney can find it in her to get past her so called 'commitment issue'. © Copyright 2013 Millie Morgan. All Rights Reserved.

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.