Some houses keep secrets. Ravencroft Manor keeps much more. When Elizabeth Vale accepts the position of governess to a silent child in a crumbling estate, she steps into a world where shadows linger too long and the Manor seem to breathe. The master of the house is distant, his sister watchful, and the halls whisper with a grief that feels alive. Drawn deeper into the manor's grip, Elizabeth begins to see things-things she had hoped she would never see again. Each step closer to the truth blurs the line between the living and the dead. Some doors should never be opened. Some truths should never be unearthed. And some houses will never let you go.

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.