Tattered Stars: Tattered & Torn Series, Book 1

One night changed them both forever. Their lives shattered, beyond repair, with jagged edges and pieces askew. Just for sixty seconds. Twenty breaths. Be brave.

Now, Everly has a chance to make things right. To bring healing to the place where everything fell apart. But it means facing the family her father almost destroyed, and the boy with the dark eyes - now grown - who still haunts her dreams.

Just one breath away from having your life ripped out from under you. The last thing Hayes wants is another reminder of all the ways he failed 16 years ago. When Everly drives back into Wolf Gap, his only mission is to get her to leave. For his family's sake, and for his own, those demons need to stay buried for good.

But everything about this woman is a surprise, from her spine of steel to the sanctuary she hopes to create with the land her mother left behind. And Hayes is powerless to stay away.

As a careful friendship sparks into something more, someone watches. And they'll do anything to tear it all apart.

Everly's return to Wolf Gap is a chance to make amends, to heal the wounds of the past. However, it also means confronting the family her father nearly destroyed and the man, now grown, who still haunts her dreams. For Hayes, Everly's arrival is the last thing he wants - a painful reminder of his failures 16 years ago. His sole focus is to convince her to leave, to keep the demons of the past buried for good.

Yet, Everly proves to be full of surprises, from her unwavering resolve to the sanctuary she hopes to create on the land her mother left behind. Powerless to resist, Hayes finds himself drawn to this enigmatic woman, their growing friendship slowly kindling into something more.

But their newfound connection does not go unnoticed. Someone watches, intent on tearing them apart, no matter the cost.

Just sixty seconds. Twenty breaths. That's all it took for one fateful night to change the course of their lives forever. Shattered, beyond repair, Everly and Hayes must now navigate the jagged edges of their shared past, where everything fell apart.

Bravery is required as they confront the family dynamics and unresolved trauma that still linger. For Everly, it's a chance to make amends and bring healing. For Hayes, it's a painful reckoning with the ways he failed 16 years ago, demons he's desperate to keep buried.

Yet, in the face of their complex history, an unexpected bond begins to form. As their friendship blossoms into something more, the two find themselves powerless to resist the pull of this newfound connection. But as they dare to open their hearts, a looming threat emerges, intent on tearing them apart by any means necessary.

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