From New York Times bestselling author, E.K. Blair, comes a hauntingly profound love story. When Adaline leaves her home in Texas and moves to Tampa, Florida, the course of her life changes forever. As she struggles to settle in, she crosses paths with Kason. From the moment they meet, she starts to fall, but she has no idea that he will alter her life in a way no one, not even Adaline, could ever prepare for. Kason fights against the secrets that haunt him, but when those secrets prove to be stronger than him, he unravels. It isn’t long before Adaline finds herself in a situation that should send her running. But she doesn’t. Because she can’t. Her heart won’t let her. Before Adaline ever has a choice, she’s too tangled within the threads that have Kason trapped in a world of fear and agony.

Weeks became months, and months became years. Each day, nudged Kason deeper into his addiction. Each memory of the girl destroyed fed the craving for what he could never have again. Leaving a life-altering first love behind, Adaline tried moving forward to find love and trust and happiness. Pain eventually faded, wounds slowly healed, yet scars were forever left behind. But some scars feel like kisses. When the shattered pieces of their hearts are forced to meet again, the two of them must decide how much pain their love is worth enduring. This is what happens when one person loves beyond the craving and the other craves beyond the loving.