Nikolai Osbourne is running out of options. How could he coax his notorious son into marriage after exhausting all options? He was aging quickly and needed a worthy heir. Someone who didn't shy away from commitment. What would happen when the solution he needed all along was right under his nose, and his assistant was the one who held the key to his son's heart?

Twenty years after their marriage, Colton and Kayla Manning are going through their trial separation. Their four children, Charlotte, Ryder, Mikey, and Katie, are caught in the middle of it and none of them know what to do. Both Kayla and Colton want to fight for their marriage, but neither is willing to compromise for the other. Will they be able to salvage their marriage and celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary or will it crumble around them just like people have been predicting?

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.