Tara Jenkins and Justin Westcroft used to be childhood BFFs. Now in high school, Justin’s a popular, all-star athlete, and Tara spends her days admiring him from afar. But when Tara saves Justin from nearly drowning in a freak accident, he’s unable to get her out of his mind. In no time at all, Tara and Justin fall deeply in love. And even though it’s only high school, they seem destined for a Happily Ever After.
Until tragedy strikes—and this time, Justin’s not so lucky.
Tara passes through her days as a shell of her former self: Justin’s dead, but she can still feel his presence, and she can’t seem to let him go.
But there’s a reason for that, and it’s not just grief: Justin is In Between, and he’s still holding on.
Meet Emmy Sherman, a quiet and overachiever bent on always keeping the rules. Now, meet Shawn Davis, a trouble maker and adrenaline junkie who plays out his worries on the guitar. Both completely different, whose paths soon cross. Emmy thinks Shawn could be more concerned about school, and Shawn thinks Emmy should learn to live a bit. Together they try helping each other fill the holes in their lives, but when Emmy discovers a dark secret about Shawn's past, could it ruin their recently acquired friendship?
"Falling in love is effortless," Shawn smiled, gazing out into the city lights. "It can happen in a second. in a heartbeat. that's the beauty of love."
Emmy knew he was just trying to distract her. "So what happened to the girl you loved?"
Shawn's face went blank. "She's dead."
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