She was trying to get away. He was searching for something he didn’t even know he wanted. Together, they realize there’s more to life than first love. Brooke has her life all figured out. As long as she gets in trouble, keeps people at distance, and act like you don’t care, no one can leave you in the end. But when one incident is one too far, she is forced to attend Star, a place where only the worse go. Forced into a school she doesn’t was to be at, and with an aunt who reminds who of the mother she never had, she knows life can only get worse. That’s until Tucker Jones invades everything she has been working hard to forget. Tucker is the guy every girl dreams of not meeting. Blunt, sarcastic,and down right rebellious, he’s the kind of guy you steer clear of. But all it takes is one chance meeting, one look, and Brooke willing to bet, play, and win anything this self proclaimed 'bad' boy throws at her. Friends, love, hope, lost and loyalty, tells the story of one girl who loses herself and then somehow finds her way back

He never knew life could be this way, but truly if he did, he wouldn't have cared. He cared about nothing, not even himself until her. Before her, he was empty/ Before her he knew nothing of joy or completion, and this is his journey to his life After her.

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