This is the tale of Aubrey Ashe, a regular high-school student living with her destitute drunk of a father and forced to work part-time as a waitress to keep them afloat. At least she was. Through trials and tribulations caused by forces outside of her own control, she's forced down a perilous path, a path that would eventually lead her to a young man named Jackson Avery Rose. At first, he'd appeared as the fantastical solution to all her problems, and despite his strange and secretive ways, they quickly begin to grow closer. However, as their ambiguous relationship keeps blossoming through peculiar twists and turns, our heroine cannot shake the feeling that there seems to be a more sinister secret to uncover beneath the gentle façade of her savior.

One of the favourite lessons reading books has taught me is that you're never alone, not alteast in thoughts and words. There are others who think like you, feel like you and react like you. It's like that sometimes, our unspoken thoughts are the bridges that connect us, even though we might be miles apart. And so, I've written them down in the hope that there are many out there in this world who would be willing to walk these bridges leading to me-the real, raw and unhidden self I am- my heart and mind and soul. And I really want to walk over to your side and feel what you are like. You are the one to decide whether you want to build 'em or not... ----------------- Cover by me! None of the media used in this book belongs to me.

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.