Leah, a 19 year old girl, struggles with an asthma problem since she was young. Leah cannot leave the house without coughing... She hopes one day the doctors can tell her what rare problem she has. In college, she hopes to find true love. She has an ambitious & courageous soul but her asthma is taking over her body. She usually lets no one see the "real" side of her, she sits in her dorm and studies. Will Leah ever have a life other than going to the doctor? Will she find true love? She wishes to find herself, hopefully she will...

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.

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.

The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.