Shadows Between Us

Sixteen-year-old Aria Lane is a dreamer-a spirited photographer who sees beauty in the world's smallest details. But when her parents leave for a year-long sabbatical, Aria is uprooted from her sunny hometown and sent to live with her older brother in the quiet, wintry town of Stonewood.

Enter Xander Wolfe: enigmatic, brooding, and Stonewood's resident mystery. As her brother's best friend, Xander is always nearby, but he couldn't be more distant. Haunted by a past he refuses to talk about, Xander is cold, closed off, and entirely unlike anyone Aria has ever met.

Drawn together by chance encounters and shared silences, their connection deepens in unexpected ways. But Xander's carefully guarded walls are high for a reason, and Aria's warmth threatens to unravel the secrets he's worked so hard to keep hidden.

As Aria adjusts to her new life, she begins to uncover the cracks in Xander's armor-and realizes that love, no matter how complicated, might just be worth fighting for.

In Shadows Between Us, two teenagers from vastly different worlds must navigate heartbreak, healing, and the undeniable pull of first love. But will the shadows of their pasts be too much to overcome?