Book # 2 in the love & hate trilogy 17 year old Ayla drew used to be a kind hearted free spirited kid who cared nothing about what people said to her and only about what she liked. She used to be an over weight kid with acne and braces and glasses that barely fit her face until the summer she turned 16 she went away and came back different. She lost weight and the acne she got rid of the braces and glasses but she gained more than she lost and that's not always good. James Johnson is a boy who's used to doing whatever he likes whenever he likes to no matter who's caught in the cross fire until he finds out one of his bad decisions has cost someone their happiness. Will Ayla and James get over the past and look to The future. Or will they live in the past. Read and find out.

17 year old Elaina Harper has had a hard life bouncing from foster home to foster home since the young age of eight while carrying the guilt of her parents death on her back until her current foster parents ship her away to boarding school for misbehaving in school all of the time, Elaina believes that everyone she comes to care about is ruined because of her and she tries to steer clear of feelings until him. 17 year old Kain jones has also had a hard life but not in the same way as Elaina, his dad is an abusive drunk and his mother sits by and does nothing until one day he fights back resulting in him getting sent to boarding school, kain doesn't believe in love he only believes it makes you weak and he tries his best to steer clear of anyone who might show him otherwise until her. Will both Kain and Elaina second guess what they've been telling they're self they're entire life for each other or will they bump heads because they're to similar? Read and find out .