Cindy Dawson

Six years ago, I made the hardest decision of my life, and it shattered everything I thought I knew. I walked away from the boy who owned all my firsts, believing it was the only way to find the answers I was searching for. But regret has a way of catching up.

Home for the holidays. First-semester assignments behind me, no exams to study for. I have it all mapped out. Snowy afternoons by the fire, curled up with a good book and a steaming cup of cocoa.

Sometimes a girl just needs to work through her post break up h*e-phase with a couple hot guys, who also happen to be cousins Dakota never saw the plot twist coming — catching her boyfriend of five-years in the act! But hey, she's not letting that dampen her Christmas spirit.

I thought I could keep the two halves of my life separate. The one molded from lies and death was never supposed to bleed over. But when Silas, the man I obsessed over for years, storms into my perfectly balanced world, he shatters it in the worst way imaginable.

Sparrow Kingsley is ready for a week of relaxation after graduating from art school. She doesn't expect to walk into Sinner’s Keep and find the man of her dreams. Especially when she’s set to leave for Italy in a week.

Natalie James was excited for all that being a high school senior promised for years. Senior Week. Varsity Tennis. Parties. Dates. Prom. Most importantly graduation and the escape from her small town that college would bring. But one party, one night, that night would change all her plans.