It's no secret that life likes to kick us in the ass time and time again. Unfortunately for 17 year old Lauren (Laur) Alexander, this happens much too regularly. After being left to deal with the broken pieces from years of abuse, heartache, and a series of unfortunate events, Cara starts to feel herself slip away from the reality that's around her. For years, she spends her life as though it's not her own - that is, until she meets Tyler Earle -her town's nobody photographer.
Despite her lack of trust, Laur feels an immediate connection with Tyler. What Laur doesn't know, is that Tyler has a secret that will change her life.
Through love, lust, adventure, and time travel, will Laur finally break free from the cage her mind has trapped her in for the past two years? Along the way, she also learns how to love like she never though possible.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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