Author's Note

A small-town girl leaves behind her shattered past for a new life in the city, but the ghosts of her old love still haunt her every step. As she falls for a new, unexpected connection, she can't escape the magnetic pull of Carter, her first love, whose reappearance forces her to confront the choices she's made and the scars she's hiding.

In a world where pain and passion are intertwined, she must decide if she'll stay loyal to the love that once ruined her, or fight for a new chance at happiness, even if it means losing everything. But when the past refuses to stay buried, the truth may be more devastating than she ever expected.