Madeleine Becker’s parents died when she was a decade old. Ripped from her house and anything that she’s ever loved, she actually is forced to start all over again. The only path for her to go on is to create walls around her center and keep everyone at a secure distance. Her reasoning: she can’t get harm if she doesn’t fall in love.

That theory is blown to parts when she matches Reid Connely during her freshman year at college. He’s beautiful and darkly incomprehensible. He understands Maddy’s discomfort all too well, but writing his pain means breaking down the walls he set up around his personal center. Conflicted between adoring Maddy and hiding his dark past, Reid starts to reevaluate his world. Maddy’s inner power, snarky personality, and breathtaking beauty help Reid to create peace with his past.Contains mature themes.