“Has that ‘curl up with hot chocolate and read’ feel to it.” ~*~*~ Monica doesn't believe in life after death. Obligations, certainly. But, after her husband's death, there hasn’t been much ‘life’ to speak of. Just her kids, her farm, and the man who rents it to run his business, Marshal. She decides to change that. It won’t be like it was the first time. Nothing could be like it was with Jason. But she didn’t quite anticipate how different the dating world had become. The more she learns, the more panicked she becomes until she literally runs from her first date . . . and directly to Marshal. She was just looking for someone to ease the loneliness. What she found was a friend she’d already learned to lean on. But can Monica let go of her picture-perfect memories and embrace a new dream? With a new man?

Ever since Basia lost her mother at the age of 5, her father and brother became her abusers. She made a vow never to talk to a man after that. They weren't trust worthy. After twelve years of putting up with that, she manages to escape and runs away to California. Where everything is different. She goes into her senior year, and is captivated by a group of students, more specifically, Callum; her tattooed Vampire. Will he make her talk for the first time in years? Or will his secret ruin everything?