Emily Rose Gallafrey has always been unpopular, a nerd, unwanted. But on the first day of her last year, things change, and she finds herself dating one of the most popular boys in the school, Jake. But Jake has a secret, one that Emily would practically kill to know.
Matthew has lived in Australia for most of his life, and met Emily when she stayed with him when she was little. The two have been great friends for years, but Matthew has his own secret. He is in love with her. Not wanting to hurt her, Matthew keeps his feelings hidden as he helps his love to overcome the troublesome events she is going through. But inside, Matthew is longing to make the boy that hurt her, rue the day he was born.
Can Emily overcome her brief feelings for Jake, to save her best friend? Can she open her eyes to her childhood playmate, and see what he sees? And can the two made-to-be teens find each ther before it's too late?
Former nurse Beatrice is struggling with her mental health after a tragic accident, but a torrid relationship with empathetic Australian bartender Matt could be her path to healing... or her ultimate destruction.
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They were only meant to be a one night stand, but fate had other plans.
Since the car accident that claimed her best friend's life, former nurse Beatrice Leighton has been spiralling into a black hole of reckless behaviour, sex, and alcohol. She is barely holding her life together; the stitches surrounding her broken heart fit to burst.
With his own past traumas to deal with, Aussie barman, Matt Quinn, might be the only person who understands what she has been through-her beacon in the darkness.
When their paths cross, Beatrice drops her defences and discovers a new love for life. But Matt is less than perfect, and his own dark secret has the potential to destroy her or finally set her free.
*** Warning: rated MATURE for sexual content and strong language. + Descriptions of panic attacks, PTSD, grieving and death. ***