Homecoming's Bitter Harvest

Jordanna Monroe had always been a solitary star in a dark sky-captivating, but just out of reach.

When she returned to her small hometown, it wasn't by choice. What she found waiting for her was a tangled web of secrets, lies, and half-truths left behind by her mother. The move proved to be far darker and more complicated than she had anticipated. The house where she spent her childhood no longer felt like a home, and trust was a rare commodity. For a moment, it seemed like life might steady itself-until she met Derek Rivera.

Derek was the dark sky she drifted through-familiar to everyone, truly known by no one. He carried a reputation like a storm-dangerous, unpredictable, magnetic. His name was spoken like a warning.

But warnings don't stop what fate has already started.

Jordanna tried not to notice him. He noticed everything. One glance was all it took-brief, but electric. Something passed between them, quiet but undeniable.
She kept her distance. He closed it.

Her silence only deepened his curiosity. The more she pulled away, the more determined he became. He didn't just want to know her-he wanted to understand the scars she carried.
In a town where every secret is a burden, theirs was a collision waiting to happen.