From the author of The Story of Awkward comes the second book in the standalone Embrace Yourself series, An Introvert's Tale. What happens when you lose your self-control, when saying no suddenly becomes easier than saying yes? Maia Parker is everyone's go-to girl. She's smart, kindhearted, and involved in every charity a graduating high school senior can be involved in. She's never been good at saying "no". Until now ... Maia has always been better at observing life. Instead of confronting people, she avoids confrontation. She keeps a notebook with things she "should have said" scribbled between the things she must do. Jackson Taylor is a quintessential free spirit and an adrenaline junkie. His philosophy: Let life take you where it leads. Take risks. Be daring. A skydiving instructor by day and a drag racer by night, he doesn't hold back, doesn't try, and he doesn't follow rules. One summer. One disaster. An unbelievable romance. And suddenly Maia Parker isn't who everyone remembers. Suddenly, she's unable to stay silent ...