To say the least, Jace McCauley was not a good person. He smoke and drank, had sex with way too many girl, and broke so many hearts, that it should have been illegal. Not that he would have cared, even if it had been, he was never one to follow the law. In fact, he typically did the exact opposite of what legal and right, just to be spiteful. He was one of most - scratch that, he actually was THE most arrogant and selfish person I had ever known. Most days I couldn't stand him. He infuriated me to no end, but no matter what he did or said, he didn't deserved to die like that. It wasn't right. It wasn't fair that he had to die like that, not when there was so much that I wanted and needed to say. I'd had so many opportunities to tell him, but now he would never know ... Looking back, I guess that was it, my silence, it was my biggest mistake of them all.
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Follow the story of Emma, Rae, and Kade as they deal with the death of Jace McCauley, the local bad boy. He had been important to each of them in different ways. His passing brings these three people together, but some of the mistakes he made in his life could be what tears them apart.
In which two ex-step-siblings reconnect after just about blowing up their family the first time around...
Three years ago, Maddie fell hard for Jacob Isaacs, the smartest boy in her school. The only problem was this: Her dad had quite literally gotten engaged to his mother. The two tried to dampen the flames of their burgeoning attraction for each other but not before they got caught and were the talk of the town for months.
After the fall out, Maddie moved away to try and start her life over and not be known as the girl who got caught doing it with her 'brother' at prom. She hasn't seen her family in ages and intends to keep things that way.
Jacob, on the other hand, has worked hard to accomplish everything he's ever dreamed of. He's stayed close to home, done exceptionally well at school, and is adored by just about everyone who meets him. There's only one problem: There's a Maddie-shaped hole where his heart used to be. But no matter how hard he tries to reach out and find her, he can't. She won't let him. He let her down and gave up on them when she needed him most. And she's not ready to forgive and forget.
But then Maddie's dad passes and she's forced to come home for his funeral. It should be a quick visit. She intends to make it one. But Jacob has other plans. He let his girl slip through his fingers once and he won't let that happen again. So now he has to convince her to give him one more chance. After all, they're not related to each other anymore.