From the ripe age of 16, Kate's life has never truly been her own. Now, as a 35-year-old divorcee, she finally has the freedoms she’s always longed for. But while trying to find her true self for the first time, her fate collides with two hot younger men, and a threat that snaps her back to a brutal reality.

I hate Dante Moretti. He is cold, calculating, and vicious. It’s no secret that he wiped out his former fiancée and her entire family on the eve of their wedding. He’s the kind of evil that makes even devils cry. But that’s not why I hate him.

Bryony Thibodeaux has been dealt unfortunate cards since birth. After her father dies when she’s 14, her stepbrother, Buck, takes care of her. He becomes more controlling and eventually sinks his claws into Bryony, claiming her as his. Sometimes toxic relationships stir awake from the depths of the abyss, dragging you along until you’re just barely skimming the surface for air.

Dr. Atticus Thorin is unattached and has every intention of staying that way. He’s built his life around control and emotional detachment, a fortress around his heart no one has ever breached. Sixteen years her senior, Atticus knows he should stay away from the one woman who makes him feel alive again. But Samantha, with her fiery spirit and untested naivety, tempts him to disobey his own rules…and covet the one thing he knows his wounded heart can’t have.

My body, broken beyond repair. The boy I’d thought was my forever. The life I’d always dreamt of. Now, Holt’s back. And he’s no longer a boy, but a man with shadows in his eyes and demons haunting him. He says he’s here to make things right. To get back a little bit of all we’ve lost. And he doesn’t show any signs of leaving the small town that has been my refuge. As stolen moments turn to days, Holt’s around every corner.