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.

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.

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

Alexis chose the summer of 1996 to visit her Nonna in small, poorly known Clarkesville, Georgia. This year happens to be her favorite. Because a certain guy with ripped flannels, loose thick curls, and piercing green eyes won not only his thrilling illegal drag-races, but won the best trophy of them all. Her heart. [will contain mature content and much, much fluff]

As soon as I became a cheer leader I said that I'd never date a foot ball player. Oh boy was I wrong.

Her heart bloomed around him. He was her sunlight. If she lost her sunlight, she would begin to fade away. So he shinned for her, he always made sure to stay bright so she would never fade. His light protected her from the dark, his warmth saved her from the cold. She is his flower and he is her sunlight.

"That's the thing! We were kids! We didn't know what love was! But I'm not a child anymore Tracy and I know what love is. I know what I feel is real, in my eye's the sun rises and falls with you. And I know you feel the same. I know real happiness now and my happiness is standing right here in front of me." "How long have you loved me?" "I've loved you since we were kids"

*WHAT YOUR ABOUT TO READ STARTS OFF AS PRESENT DAY THEN GOES TO WHAT MELANIE THOUGHT WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING* Melanie was young when diagnosed with cancer, after waking from a two year coma she's not sure how everything that she dream't isn't real. Every emotion, every event and every feeling. But most importantly he wasn't real, the man that kept her going wasn't real. Every touch and kiss from him was all a dream. He was a dream, so she thinks.

I was with my family on trip to New York, it was Fall. One of the best times to be in the city, that's where we met and that was the day he changed my life.