Carmens perfect life was shattered three years ago when she was just fifteen.
Left in a dark abandoned park after being brutally raped and tortured, the only thing she can do is wait for death to come.
But it isn't Death who finds her. Instead a young man arrives and gets her to a hospital.
Carmen wakes up after a month in coma only to realise, that the girl she was never did survive. In her place was someone Carmen didn't recognize. Someone used and depressed. Someone who can't even stand the touch of her loved ones.
Six months later she is so deep in a dark hole, that even her twin can't reach her there, thanks to her guilt and the dark secret they share that, if reveiled, could cost them their loved ones.
But then,on a stormy night, when she thinks that maybe death is the only medicine for the paralyzing pain inside her, a stranger arrives.
Dorian has his own secrets and reasons, why he wants to save this young broken girl. While dancing to the music acompanied by thunder and the waves, a unique but strong bond forms between the two.
Now, three years later, Carmen is finally ready to enter normal life again and to go back to school for her senior year.
But what happens, when her return causes the monsters of her past to rise their ugly heads again? What happens if the long ago buried secrets start to come to daylight.
Will Dorian be able to keep Carmens soul from fracturing again?
Or will this new storm extinguish the flame of her spirit forever?
As Dallas and Drayton navigate life in the spotlight, Spencer is navigating intense feelings for Nathan - her best friend's brother.
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Dallas and Drayton are planning their wedding, talking babies and learning how to navigate life in LA now that Drayton is a hotshot football player in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Spencer and Nathan are back at home in Colorado, coming to terms with their feelings for one another and learning how to co-parent with Grayson, the father of Spencer's daughter. Will the realities of adult life strengthen them - or will their relationships break?
[Sequel to The QB Bad Boy and Me]
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