Hayden Ellis is a master at playing it cool, pretending nothing is wrong with spending her entire adult life alternating between substance abuse treatment centers and the streets. She's mastered the game - or so she thinks. However, her sarcasm and arrogance frustrate Evan Marks, a counselor that is sick of seeing her walking through the doors of his treatment center every couple of months. He decides to send her to western Massachusetts, hours away from Boston and the familiar faces she has grown so used to seeing. When she walks into Grenier Place, she realizes this is not at all going to be the easy ride she was hoping for when her P.O. mandated her to six months in treatment. There's not one familiar face in the small group of women spending their time getting clean, and what's worse Elena Moore, the director at Grenier Place has heard all about her antics back home - and is having none of it.
Elena Moore has heard all about Hayden's flirtatious tendencies with other clients. She's also heard that Hayden always has a drug supply follow her wherever she goes, cheating her drug tests along the way. Hayden doesn't know Grenier Place, and she certainly doesn't know Elena Moore. Determined to pay an extra close eye on the young woman during her time at Grenier Place, she assigns Hayden as her only client and ensures Hayden stays the course. However, during her time at Grenier Place, Elena finds herself more and more fascinated by the woman behind the irreverent attitude, the woman who really wants a life beyond drug addiction. As she finds herself drawn further and further into Hayden Ellis' life, she struggles to hold onto the reigns of her own self-control. A story about crossing lines, fighting for life, and struggling to hold onto one's own sense of right and wrong - especially when something feels so right.
****Trigger Warning:
Mature Content
Drug Use
Sex
Trauma
Taboo Relationship