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.

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

When Harry Styles' mom sends him away to Florida because of his disrespectful behavior he only expected to be there a couple days, until he realized his mom was being serious and he's staying there for good, until his behavior changes. He just wants to go back to Holmes Chapel, but he can't do that if he doesn't change. So what happens when he meets a girl complete opposite of him? Will opposites attract? Or will they completely backfire? Harry just wants to leave the states, but not before a special girl changes him. Not before one special girl fixes him.

Emily is the usual college student, trying to eventually work her way up into getting accepted to Medical School. She meets Harry Styles, charming, funny, and the biggest sweetheart. They begin to develop a strong friendship.. Harry wants more. One problem, Emily's not going to leave her boyfriend, Brandon, for someone she just met. Will Harry get the girl? or will he be.... Friend Zoned. © DO NOT COPY THIS STORY! *Copyright Violators Will Suffer The Consequences*

"I loved him. Oh I loved him so much that it hurt, it brought me so much pain. He was one of those people everyone loved, that everyone wants to talk to as soon as he walks in the room. He was one of those people who knew how to make everyone like him, how to make everyone see him in the good. The only problem was, Harry is actually the biggest asshole on the planet."

She doesn't know who they are, she doesn't know who he is. All she knows is, fate wants them to meet for the second time.

Harry was tired of it. He was tired of being the "lead singer" of the band. He was tired of being "the flirty, filthy manwhore". He hated the fame. He hated the attention. He hated everything. Scarlett was tired of breathing. She just got out of rehab but still struggling. Her whole life she'd been known as "the quiet girl". She was always in everyone else's shadow. She was constantly put down, overlooked, and constantly change so she'd "be good enough". "Tired" couldn't even explain her pain. The two seem to be completely different, but are they really? When they finally meet they realize one thing: They're just what they needed. // book one of the strings series //

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.