tw's: cancer and chemo, loss of loved one due to car accident, loss of parent due to suicide, loss of parent due to cancer, descriptions of bad health care experiences, surgeries Tatum Williams has been through it all. She lost her Dad when she was just a kid before meeting her childhood sweetheart who tragically passed away years later, leaving her to deal with her cancer diagnosis by herself. Now, just over four years later, she's healthy and happy-ish, getting her first teaching job right out of school. But everything crumbles around her when she's diagnosed with cancer again, even more aggressive than the last. Mike Nolan is having trouble getting back out onto the ice. After dealing with a head injury that took him out for over a month, Mike can barely tie his skates up without panicking. Worried he'll never be able to play again, Mike reaches out to Tatum, retired World Champion figure skater for help to get back out there. Learning she's dealing with her recent diagnosis, Mike offers to come support her during chemo while she helps him get his confidence back. Not wanting to do this alone for the second time, Tatum agrees. With this new arrangement, both of them battle many fears, unknowingly healing each other's scars. But when feelings get involve, will Tatum be able to let go of her past and will Mike finally start believing that love does in fact actually exist?

When the dark reality of her family's past starts to shatter through the intricate web of lies she's been living in, Aspen is forced to accept a devastating truth. In the name of love, monsters can arise from the hearts of men. • • • This is the sequel to Missing Pieces. It cannot be read as a stand-alone. Contains sensitive material (no cliches). Copyright © 2024 by luxedreams. All rights reserved.

Celine Monet was whisked away from the family she knew by her selfish, conniving, malicious mother ten years ago at a fixed custody hearing, but now her father is eager to get the version of her he remembers back, and he will not stop until he does. But is Celine the same bubbly little girl he remembers? Years of neglect, abuse, extortion and verbal torment have taken a toll on the girl, turning her into a shell of the person she used to be. Now it's up to the Monet family to help her, and get her away from her evil mother. But at what cost?

When you see it, you are in too deep Two years and a half ago, Kate lost her sister. Six months laters, she became an orphan. And since then, in the care of her older brothers, she has been running from the pain and memories. Only now, Kate has no choice but to confront her past. There are doubtful circumstances around her sister's death and odd questions sorrounding her parents' passing, not to mention secrets her older brothers aren't willing to share--but someone is. The teen girl starts receiving sliver of evidence and she can't help but continue searching for the answers, without realizing her actions are about to spark a fire that will turn everything she knows--or think she does--into ashes. ---- Family drama mixed with nail bitting mystery and bittersweet coming of age. A tale of love and loss, sins and redemption, despair and hope [extended summary inside] [contains mature themes]