"What are you left with, if you give up everything you think you know, for love?"
LYDIA YOUNG hates her life. She's rich, beautiful, and popular, and dates a future lord, but her only wish is to get as far away from it all as possible. And she would do everything and anything in her power to do so.
She's been admitted to a top university and is keeping everything in her life in check, preparing for moving away to Scotland and finally starting anew.
Until her best childhood friend, MARK CARTER returns from America and drops into her life like a grenade, about to explode. Devastatingly handsome, grown-up and shroud in mystery, he sucks her into a vortex of love, excitement, and secrets until Lydia is left stranded far, far away from her clearly laid out, preset path.
At least, she still has Mark.
Or so she thinks.
She can tell Mark is hiding something. She just doesn't know what yet.
When the grenade finally goes off and Mark's past and Lydia's present catch up with them, Lydia has only one question to ask herself: What are you left with, when you give up everything you think know, for love?
Author's note:
This is my first book! All feedback is welcome! Let me know what you think, you guys! :)
🥇 Best Beginning in the Sweet Waffle Awards
🥈 Romance in the Lovely Valentine Awards
🥈 Best Hook in the Lovely Valentine Awards
🥉 Honorable Mention in the Lovely Valentine Awards, Best Opening Chapter Category
[Trigger Alert]
[This book mentions mental health issues/Depression/Suicide]
[There are some detailed descriptions of mental health deteoriation episodes]
[This book contains foul language/swearing]
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Cover by: @heidicarrol
❝ They say, who loves first, falls hardest, but what if this story is she fell first, he fell harder. ❞
Truths hurt, lies are a blasphemy in a relationship. But have you ever felt it? When everything feels like they're infinitely stretching your soul and tearing it into tiny pieces of who you once were.
For me, my past hides my mistakes, and in my future, she's the only one I see. But do I even deserve her?
For me, smiling is no better than a sin. Love seems like a punishment. Falling for someone again feels like a luxury. So why am I getting a second chance?
For me, Love always feels like a gut-wrenching feeling, all-consuming and unattainable. But is it really that far?
They say hate and love are divided by just a fine line. As they both stand on either side, am I really letting go of the hand I once held dear?
𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦?
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Release days: Whenever I get time.
⚠️ The image used in the cover is not mine. ⚠️