Over It

"Sure you wanna share your last name with me?"
"Baby, I'm sure I do."

For eighteen-year-old Dani, love has always been synonymous with survival. For months, her relationship with Kaelen was a beautiful, exhausting nightmare-a textbook definition of bipolar love. It was a cycle of explosive public arguments, late-night tears, and toxic manipulation that left her completely drained. But the breaking point finally came, and with it, a text she never thought she'd have the courage to send: It's over. No more mess. No more stress. No more crying in public.
Stepping into her senior year, Dani is fiercely protective of her new peace. Guided by her protective sister, Semyah, and the wise, elegant grounding of her mother, McKenna, she builds an impenetrable wall around her heart. She's jaded, cynical, and convinced that all the good ones are taken.
Then enters Bryson.
Bryson is everything Kaelen wasn't: consistent, calm, and completely drama-free. His warm smile and steady presence threaten to melt the ice Dani worked so hard to build. But when you're used to the storm, the quiet feels terrifying. Dani is convinced she's too complicated, carrying a mountain of unhealed issues and waiting for the other shoe to drop. Every time she tries to push Bryson away, expecting the explosive fights of her past, he responds with patience, proving he's ready to accept her-and all she carries.
Can a girl who forgot how to trust let go of the ghosts of her past, or will her insecurities ruin the only love that didn't hurt?