Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

- h.s.- a placid teenage girl, caged in by the sadistic acts and possessive attitude of her captor, finally sees the dull, gray area in the ceaseless war between love and life ~ Camille tried her hardest to steer clear of illegal activity. All her life, her parents were so caught up in her grades and behavior, and after almost 20 years, she's done her fair share of keeping her act clean. But one night when she and a friend decide to bust in on an old ex-boyfriend, things take a turn for the worst, and Camille lands herself in jail. Harry, leader of the said pack, has engraved himself a spot in the very cell in the California jail, and when Camille is thrown in alongside him, he stops at nothing to claim her as his own.

Lennon's life is simple. She bakes, minds her own business, and avoids trouble. At least, that's the plan. When Harry, a stranger from one of London's four gang territories, walks into her bakery, she has no idea that one chance encounter will turn her world upside down. Suddenly caught in a world of rival gangs, dangerous secrets and people who want to use her, Lennon finds herself under the protection of a man she barely knows. But Lennon isn't as ordinary as she thinks. And the darkness hiding behind her eyes might be the most dangerous secret of all. In a city ruled by power, blood and loyalty, some things are better left undiscovered. Some secrets run deeper than blood. Sequel: Escape Route

This is the sequel (continuation) of After. Hardin and Tessa's relationship will be tested in ways she never expected, but he knew of all along.

Watty Awards 2013 Winner! {book 3} ✓ - ❝ The moment I lost my mum things changed. I changed. I realised that no one stays forever, everyone leaves at some point, whether is willingly or not, and you're left alone, broken on the floor. I won't go through that again. I won't give people the chance to break me like that again. I'll protect myself. I'm raising up my walls, higher than anyone has ever seen. I'll be safe. ❞

The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.