Serenity Skye Haywood was born and raised in Coal Valley, West Virginia, a small and poor town stuck and far behind in times. Money was scarce, and nobody could afford anything. Serenity's life there was never easy. She didn't know her father, and her mother was less than perfect. Tragedy strikes her life, and she is forced to decide to leave Coal Valley once and for all. It wasn't just the unfortunate events that drove her out of Coal Valley; it was more than that. She had to run away.
She travels wherever she can on the little money she has and ends up in Seaside Cove, South Carolina, a charming town entirely different from what Serenity is used to. Full of entitled and spoiled young people who don't understand what it means to struggle, Serenity attempts to start a new life there but finds it will come with heavy challenges; she encounters residents of the well-to-do community who don't like her being there. She doesn't fit into their world. However, not all residents dislike her, and she finds friendships amongst the pushback. As time passes, her true nature is revealed to those who would want her to return home. The stories of their lives and their secrets are brought to light, and Serenity proves to be the one who truly understands them.
For the Love of Serenity Skye is a novel full of mystery, love, life lessons, and finding out that you should never judge a book by its cover, no matter what.
***READER DISCRETION ADVISED***
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND DRUG USE, ADULT SITUATIONS, MILD VIOLENCE,
Raven Jocelynna is a fearless twenty-three-year-old woman who mostly stays to herself and doesn't create any kind of drama, she lives a peaceful life with her service dog, but upon getting an email saying she was invited to her best friend's summer bachelorette party, Raven drives down.
When pulling into the driveway, Raven feels something is off but sweeps it to the side and as she steps up onto the porch she unknowingly seals herself into a wild weekend.
Raven, expecting a couple of months of parties, laughs, and careless drinks to have a bittersweet farewell only instead sees the man she had a one-night stand with months prior standing just before her, but now as the man, her best friend is about to marry; Caiden Boyd.
Caiden comes with his own large baggage but however that may be, he is still just as charming and sexy as ever with his light blonde hair and chiseled face. Raven tries her hardest to stay away from Caiden but Caiden seeks Raven out creating a wild explosion of events. One of those events led to none other than Holten Harrison who is completely different from Caiden and more down-to-earth.
Only this just confuses Raven even more. Raven wanted love in her one-night stand, but as soon as she gets a taste of the man she thinks she had fallen for months ago, Raven ends up meeting another man who shows her what real love could be like between them.
Is a one-night stand tough enough and strong enough to overpower true passion? Is love futile when you know it really won't work out in the end? Can you earn love even after you've burned a lifelong bridge? Is love worth it all if you risk the one solid friendship you've ever had?