Lana never expected one college party to change everything. Quiet, introverted, and far more comfortable behind a computer screen than in a crowded frat house, Lana has spent years keeping people at a distance. After heartbreak and loss taught her how quickly life can change, she stopped looking for love altogether. Then she literally crashes into Nolan. Tall, charming, frustratingly attractive, and impossible to ignore, Nolan is everything Lana usually avoids. He's a hockey player, a talented competitive drifter, and the kind of guy who somehow makes her feel safe enough to step outside of the life she's carefully built for herself. What begins with stolen glances, late-night texts, passenger rides, and kisses in the rain quickly becomes something neither of them expected. But Nolan is hiding a heartbreak of his own. As Lana is pulled deeper into his world of roaring engines, tire smoke, family, friendship, and racing sideways at impossible speeds, she learns that the happiest moments can exist alongside the most painful ones. With Nolan struggling to hold onto someone he isn't ready to lose, Lana must decide whether loving someone means protecting yourself from the possibility of heartbreak-or choosing to stay, even when you know nothing lasts forever. Because sometimes life doesn't give you time to prepare. Sometimes you just have to hold on, take the turn, and live while you're here.