"I knew that If I ever broke her heart It was not because I Could not love her, But because I had been Damaged And Being in love Is so damn terrifying When your Bones have already Been torn." Christopher Poindexter ××××××× She looks up at me. "Everyone is meant to cross your path for a reason. Harry. Maybe the reason I crossed yours is for you to realize that you can't fix some people and instead cut yourself on their broken pieces." I open my mouth, then close it again before I whisper: "What if I already am broken?" Another light laugh fills the room. "Oh, I know you are, Harry. But it's never too late to fix oneself."

After a late night fight between Alex Summers and her ex goes terribly wrong, her parents ship her off to spend a stress-free summer in Los Angeles. But the second she steps off the plane, Alex stumbles into California bad boy Elias King, a too-hot-to-handle heartbreaker with a taste for trouble. ***** When Alex and Elias find themselves stuck living under the same roof, their sexual tension's undeniable, but their differences set them on a warpath to destroy each other. Elias bets he can steal her heart and seduce her in thirty days, while Alex swears she can keep him one-night-stand-free and have him sober by the end of the summer. All's fair in love and war if you're playing by the rules, but this time around, there are no limits. [[Audiobook now published by Hachette Audio/Hachette Book Group]] Content and trigger warning: This story depicts mental health issues, trauma, bullying, suicide, and violence. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T