Ashley Barrings lives a basic life, she goes to school, goes home, and follows all the rules just like she's suppose to do. Until her father, who relocates troubled youth to safe locations, brings home a bit of a surprise: the stubborn, snappy boy, Julian Tatiano.
It doesn't take long before Julian begins to drive Ashley crazy. The boy crashes into her world with a bang and is quick to remind her of everything she has never done and how useless following the rules are. While the feud between them rises to the surface, so does their scars and history, tossing them to and from a complicated bond, one that only they understand.
Although they never expect it, the two begin to blossom into a rare and very chaotic friendship and even though they fight it as hard as they can, neither of them can stop themselves from falling for one another.
Will Ashley see through the cracks in Julian's tough, sealed off heart? And will Julian be able to capture Ashley's trust and love despite the shadows that linger in his past? These two might just accept that they may need each other more than they ever thought possible.
If they don't kill each other first.
*Story is told through different perspectives*
Isobel's world is turned upside down when she meets a mysterious guy who reveals a devastating secret about her boyfriend.
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Isobel and Matt had been best friends for most of their school life when they decided to start dating. Comfortable around each other and knowing everything there was to know, a relationship seemed like a natural--and exciting--step for them.
But with the novelty starting to wear off, Isobel struggles to accept that her loving boyfriend has changed, only remembering years of good memories with the guy she could talk to about anything.
When Nathan arrives on the scene and secrets from the past become exposed, Isobel's world is set to change. Mysterious, dangerous and infuriatingly persistent, Nathan is the opposite of everything she's known. But maybe that's just what she needs to get over Matt.