When tragedy strikes Marley's family, the last thing she is looking for is love-until Elijah, her nephew's teacher, shows her it's worth fighting for. ***** 26-year-old Marley Wright's world is flipped upside down when her beloved brother is admitted into rehab and she becomes the primary caregiver for his two teenagers. Little does she know that her nephew's handsome high school teacher, Elijah, is the man who's going to fill her life with unbelievable passion. But when their exes come back with malicious intentions, Marley and Elijah's lives change beyond their wildest imaginations. And when tragedy strikes, will their love withstand the pressure? Content and/or Trigger Warning: mention of substance abuse. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

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

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.

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.

"So how did it go..?" she asked curious to hear every detail. "What do you mean?" I asked filing my nails. "Did you guys....?" she screamed. "What? No! " "We just worked on the project like we said we would." I mumbled careful not to look into her eyes so my own won't betray me Madeline Alston has always been the good girl, smart, gorgeous,curvy , honor roll student, and always knew exactly what to say. That is until she met Weston Parker the most popular guy on campus next to Madeline's brother . The thing about Weston Parker is that hes handsome, coldhearted and so full of him self. Madeline's and Weston's paths meet and you know what they say............... you can't burn out fire with fire. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ I suck at introductions oh well here it goes. WARNING THEIR MAY BE SEXUAL CONTENT.