How far would you go for your first love?
Nobody at school would guess that outcast Andy is secretly best friends with the most popular boy in class. But cool, collected Grant hides dark truths about his home life and Andy’s the only one he can trust.
Bound together by secrets and shame, their friendship develops into something more. As Grant’s home becomes increasingly abusive, the system fails them, and tragedy strikes, Andy vows to do whatever it takes to support his friend—with deadly consequences.
Andrew emerges from the ashes a broken man, haunted by his mistakes. Handsome librarian Jeremy offers a chance at redemption, but after the things he’s done, does Andrew truly deserve to be forgiven?
CONTENT WARNING
This low-heat, non-linear story covers dark themes including: murder, suicide, alcoholism, and off-page child abuse (physical, psychological).
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What reviewers are saying
This is not a love story although it ends in HEA. It’s so much more. The writing is amazing, I couldn’t put it down.
WOW! Once I started reading it, I really did have a hard time putting it down. When I couldn’t keep reading, it was driving me insane.
A well written and powerful read.
Such a hard hitting, dark but emotional storyline that blew me away!
This story will really touch your heart and have you feeling all different kinds off emotions. It was that good but hits you hard. This is not a story like any other and one that will end up sticking with you.
This was an intense and moving read that left me thinking quite a bit about it after I read it.
Wow….thats all I can say about this book is wow.
The writing beautifully captures the heaviness of their shared darkness while guiding Andrew toward a new beginning.
I am rarely at a loss for words for my review, but this book left me completely spent—it is one of the most intense books I have ever read but also a book about redemption and hope.
This is an intense read and the flow of the story line is written beautifully and I love this story.
There’s a heaviness to the writing that immerses the reader in the weight of the boys’ shared darkness, while also slowly taking us towards the surface and the light of a new beginning for Andrew.
A book a highly recommend, because it’s beautifully written and for the raw reality of how love can be right or wrong.
This is a wonderful but heavy read that I could not put down.
This was a wonderful story.