All it took was one phone call and my life changed forever. I left Alpine Peak twelve years ago with no intentions on coming back. The plan was to pay my respects to my father, mend my relationship with my mother and get back to the city. I never expected to reconnect with the boy I used to baby sit as a teenager, run into my crazy ex-boyfriend and find the person who killed my father in a hit and run accident. I had no idea that the worst night of my life would lead to me never wanting to leave.
DECLAN
It was just another normal day until she walked past me on the street. My childhood crush. I hadn’t thought of her in at least a decade. One interaction with her and I couldn’t focus on anything else. She was the perfect escape from reality. Not even the downward spiral my brother was on could distract me from getting closer to her. She left all of those years ago without looking back but this time I’d make sure she stuck around.
Book two
Book overview
“There are always going to be temptations in life—some in the form of love, and some in the form of evil.”
SOPHIE
There were two things I never thought I’d experience in my lifetime: getting fired—by my own dad—and falling for the biggest playboy in Alpine Peak. One unforgettable kiss at the end of a drunken night should’ve been the end of our story. But six months later, a late-night spiral somehow turned into a serious discussion about splitting rent. He was supposed to help cover the bills while I focused on school. Instead, he became the distraction I couldn’t ignore—and nothing like the guy I thought I knew.
MYLES
For months, I was committed to living a sober life. I focused on healing, sticking to a routine, and leaving my past mistakes where they belonged—behind me. But the demons from my past didn’t fade with time. They crept back in, one day at a time. Between the sleepless nights and the girl down the hall, my self-control grew weaker. And the lesson I learned? Temptation doesn’t disappear—it’s patient and persistent, waiting for you to fall.