𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗔𝗗 ᵍⁱⁿⁿʸ & ᵍᵉᵒʳᵍⁱᵃ

Dakota Miller has spent most of her life protecting the people she loves - first from her father's anger, and then from the ghosts he left behind. At seventeen, she's Ginny's older sister by a year, Austin's by eight, and Georgia's unofficial second-in-command when it comes to keeping their messy little family afloat.

When the Millers move to Wellsbury for a fresh start, Dakota isn't expecting much - just another pretty town with secrets hiding under white picket fences. But between juggling a new school, watching Ginny fall into her own chaos, and trying to shield Austin from the truth, she somehow finds herself drawn to Marcus Baker - broody, sharp-witted, and a little too good at seeing past the walls she's built.

As Wellsbury's perfect façade begins to crack, Dakota must decide if letting Marcus in is worth the risk of exposing her own scars - and whether you can ever really outrun the past, or if it just learns how to follow you.

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