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

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.

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.

Olivia has always felt like an outsider, having been given away at birth and raised by a loving adoptive family. Throughout her life, she finds solace and friendship in her best friend, Freya. Despite being inseparable, Olivia has always struggled with her self-image. Unlike the "ordinary skinny girls," Olivia embraces her curvy figure but feels uncomfortable in her skin. She hides her shape beneath baggy clothes and adopts a tomboyish style, always striving to be modest in her attire. Their lifelong bond continues as they both enter college after graduating high school. Unfortunately, fate deals them a disappointing hand when they learn that they won't be able to room together. However, they find solace in the fact that they are still next-door neighbors. Olivia is paired with a roommate, Stacy, who is an extreme party-goer and brings a vibrant energy into Olivia's life. They soon realize being friends with Joan means you party whether you like it or not. They knew they were going to meet new friends and have the times of their lives. Especially when Olivia meets Ray. Ray is a troubled college boy whose rebellious behavior is evident and very alluring. Will Olivia make it out of college with her heart intact or will Ray's rebellious ways consume her?

**A girl with her cousin lost both sets of parents to supernatural enemies and they are stuck inside an "abandoned" bunker and they find out they're not alone. They find out that two guys, who are also hunters of the Supernatural, were forced into the between world and they can see and hear the girls, but not touch them. The girls can't hear or see them due to a demon that cast a spell on them before he vanished. The girls get locked in there, while they try to find answers about their parents' deaths, only to realize they need to find out whether the presence they feel, but can't see or hear, is good or bad within the walls of the bunker.** Trigger warning: There are some erotic sexual moments, so be prepared. Viewer Discretion Advised. 18+. If you're not interested in books that include this, then this is not the book for you. Thanks.