Every love story has a breaking point... From the author of Paperweight comes the star-crossed romance of two high school friends in a tale rife with deeply buried secrets and shocking revelations.
BEFORE: Bridge and Wil have been entangled in each other's lives for years. Under the white-hot Florida sun, they went from kids daring each other to swim past the breakers to teenagers stealing kisses between classes. But when Bridge betrayed Wil during their junior year, she shattered his heart and their relationship along with it.
AFTER: When Wil's family suffers a violent loss, and Bridge rushes back to Wil's side. As they struggle to heal old wounds and start falling for each other all over again, Bridge and Wil discover just how much has changed in the past year. Though they once knew each other's every secret, they aren't the same people they used to be. Bridge can't imagine life without Wil, but sometimes love isn't enough. Can they find their way back to each other, or will this be the end of their story?
- Friends to Lovers: They went from childhood best friends stealing kisses between classes to strangers after a bitter betrayal shattered their relationship.
- Forced Proximity: A violent tragedy forces Bridge back to Wil’s side, trapping them together with their broken history and the unspoken feelings that remain.
- Secrets and Lies: They once knew everything about each other, but now they’re both hiding devastating secrets—not just about the past, but about the night that changed everything.
- An Angsty Teen Romance: A heart-wrenching, emotional story perfect for readers who love coming of age novels that grapple with first love, deep loss, and the messy reality of forgiveness.
"A carefully constructed buildup still lends to a quick read that is hard to put down. Haston deals respectfully with the difficult subject matters of eating disorders and focuses on the recovery rather than the disease."
