Love doesn't always arrive in calm weather. Sometimes, it comes with a storm. Amara Rei Vequince never asked to be engaged-especially not to Theo Zaccani, the mysterious son of her father's best friend. Their parents have everything planned: same condo, same college program, and the same future. But Amara wants none of it, especially when she finds out Theo already has a girlfriend. She refuses to be the other woman, no matter what her heart starts to feel. But what she doesn't know is that Theo's "girlfriend" never existed. It was all a lie-his way of keeping distance. He's been quietly following the plan, doing things for her he never imagined himself doing: waiting, driving, helping, showing up. Somewhere along the way, he stopped doing it for their parents and started doing it for her. Feelings are born. Secrets are kept. And just when they begin to fall-he disappears. A song. A look. A moment that brings him back into her life. But fate has a cruel sense of timing. With jealousy, heartbreak, a best friend's confession, and a tragic loss-Amara and Theo's love is tested over and over. In a world where everything feels uncertain, will love be enough? Or will the wind carry them in different directions?

crush?

Two less lonely people in the world.

Love is... a gift, freely given