"The risk shouldn't matter when I need you. And I do need you Luke. The fact that I I need you, that's what should matter." I look up at him meeting his eyes, and he looks conflicted. "What do you want Abbey?" "I want you to kiss me. Kiss me like you mean it. I want you to take me. I don't care where: here, the couch, floor, my bedroom. I don't care. I just need you. You decide the rest." "There's one thing." "What?" "I'm not going to take you, fuck you, or have sex with you. I'm going to make love to you." *** Dr. Abbey Cartwright is trying to make it in a big city as a doctor without revealing her past to everyone. One day she gets an email saying she needs to come home because her cousin and his friend are coming in to her hometown and need a place to stay. Abbey goes back to place that has haunted her for years. Luke Roberts is an architect going on vacation with his best friend. He only knew that the woman he was staying with was his friend's cousin. He had met most of his family, why hadn't he met her? Once these two meet sparks fly but can they both overcome each other's past....

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

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.