Between Blood and Broken Hearts
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After his sister Sydney dies in a gang-related shooting, first-year college student Rowan Everett is left with more questions than answers. Her final words send him to a suspicious, derelict neighborhood on the edge of town, where he meets Jayce-an enigmatic, alluring boy with ties to the very world that claimed her life. In search of answers, Rowan uncovers a secret world of hidden truths, and a child he never knew existed: Sydney's daughter, Poppy. As he unravels the mystery of his sister's life-and death-he slowly finds himself drawn to Jayce in a way he never expected. Together, they discover ways to pick up the pieces of her death and continue forward, despite the animosity Rowan has towards Jayce at the beginning. Will the two of them be able to balance the new life that has been thrust at them, after Sydney's death and Poppy's birth?
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