"No one is ever who you expect them to be. Scratch at the surface and prepare yourself for what you'll see." What do you do when you're an awkward indie and corporate is the most attractive man you've ever met? Charis is a nonconformist with an eclectic group of friends and a dysfunctional family. As a former child-prodigy, she's wise beyond her years and jaded before her time. Increasingly, she's beginning to question the constant need to sacrifice her beliefs to keep her family and friends afloat. Enter, Wiley Kenzie. He says all the right things and looks the part of the perfect man for Charis. There's just more than one problem... Porter Hanson is the typical bad boy, but not the kind that Charis would usually go for. When a celebration ends in near tragedy, Porter and Charis become victims of fate. While drawn together in unexpected ways, their dark pasts haunt them in ways neither anticipated. Content contains graphic sex, mild violence, and controversial themes. Reader discretion is advised.