Sawyer Dawson ran away from a dangerous home only to be caught a couple months later. She is forced to stay in juvie waiting for a guardian who she doesn't think will come. However, an unknown grandmother does, and pretty soon Sawyer is starting over in a new town. She decides to just keep to herself, but that's pretty hard when a certain boy becomes interested and won't leave her alone, no matter what she does. He tries to break through her walls, but Sawyer is determined not to be vulnerable and not to give up her secrets, no matter the cost... And when Sawyer's dad's past comes back to haunt her, will she be able to come out in one piece?

[highest ranking in romance - #3] [highest ranking in teen fiction - #19] "You've built your walls so high no one can climb them. But I'm gonna try." ❧ Lauren Gates is an eighteen year old girl whose past has left her with major trust issues and has caused her to shut out socializing from her life completely. But when she moves with her aunt to a new state, everything starts to change. Logan Williams is popular, good-looking, and determined to help Lauren break out of the shell she's been hiding in for the past three years - no matter what it takes. Somewhere along the way, her feelings for Logan start to develop into something more than she expected. But can she really learn to let go and allow herself to feel this way? Or will she keep holding on to the past?