loving 6| Joey lynch

Sadie Jones and Joey Lynch were never supposed to understand each other.

On the surface, they're different. Sadie is guarded, sharp-tongued, and carrying grief far heavier than any teenager should have to bear. Joey is loyal, impulsive, and desperate to protect the people he loves. But beneath it all, they're more alike than either of them wants to admit.

Both come from broken homes. Both know what it's like to grow up too fast. Sadie's father is gone, while Joey's is still around - a fact Joey often wishes wasn't true. Drawn together by shared pain and a connection neither of them can explain, they quickly become each other's safe place.

But love isn't always enough.

As the years pass, old wounds begin to shape new habits. Sadie finds herself following in her mother's footsteps, turning to alcohol to numb the pain, while Joey battles demons of his own, finding escape in dangerous places. With addiction, depression, family turmoil, and countless obstacles standing in their way, their relationship is tested time and time again.

Because loving someone is easy.

Fighting for them is not.

With heartbreak, betrayal, and people determined to keep them apart, Joey and Sadie must decide whether their love is strong enough to survive the bumps along the way - or whether some people are destined to lose themselves before they can find each other.

A raw and emotional story about first love, family, addiction, and two broken souls trying to save each other while learning how to save themselves.