[sandejas boys 1] He hates her so much he can't think of anything else. She's invaded his senses--smell, sight, sound. What's left? Ah. Taste and touch.

This isn't a love story. It's survival. It's the story of two people who meet when everything's already falling apart. Norah Bishop is the girl who came back different - polished, popular, and carrying a secret that won't stop bleeding. She's mastered the art of pretending: perfect grades, perfect boyfriend, perfect smile. Anything to outrun the truth. Daniel Cohen has been quiet his whole life. Not because he has nothing to say, but because no one ever listened. Not when it mattered. He's not looking to be saved - just to make it through without falling apart. They're not supposed to matter to each other. But they do. In glances across classrooms. In conversations at 2 a.m. In the tiny moments no one else sees. But some pasts don't stay buried. Some pain doesn't play fair. And love - no matter how much it aches to stay - can't always fix what was never safe to begin with. But love doesn't save you. It stays with you.