A heartbreaking awakening to love unexpected. Joel Carrigan and his girlfriend, Erica, are excited about starting their graduating year at Tekla Senior High. The long hot summer is drawing to a close, and their plans for a promising future together are on track, but their carefully laid plans are about to be disrupted by a dark and seductive force neither one of them anticipated. And that force is named Ethan Cooke. His gothic persona, covered in tattoos, piercings, and reckless abandon set Joel's heart racing-but not out of fear. What readers are saying: ""I love how the story took such a turn in events. And the stars were a great addition to a beautiful evolving romance." "I really liked all the twists and turns in this book.""