For years the Crenshaw family has harbored a dark secret. After a tragic murder occurs in the family, Simon and Lucy Crenshaw are forced to keep their little sister Martha locked in the basement because of the trauma it caused her. Twenty years later they try and move on from tragedy by opening a bed and breakfast. But when their guests begin being picked off one by one they learn the hard way that some secrets are best left buried.

When Franny learns why former popular boy Tyler fell from grace, she gets thrown head-first into his dangerous world but also closer to his timid heart. ***** Eighteen-year-old Tyler Madden used to have everything. He was captain of the football team, popular, high achiever, and was set to have a successful career. But when a secret too hard to handle comes to light, he turns to underground fighting to deal with the pain. Now, he's in too deep. And when Francesca Howard befriends him at school in the hopes of figuring out what went wrong, she unknowingly gets pulled into the criminal world he's now stuck in. As the two find comfort in each other, they find themselves faced with their impending future and trying to get Tyler out alive. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains scenes pertaining to drug use, substance abuse, and violence. [#1 in teen fiction, romance and action]