Defiant in every sense of the word, the last thing vibrant twenty-two-year-old McKenzy Moore wanted to be at the peak of summer ’18 was tied down. Young and living what she assumed was her best life at the moment, she was in no rush to enter into a relationship and possibly fall in love. When she and smooth talker himself, Raazim cross paths Kenzy finds herself spellbound and in awe of his magnetic, yet persistent personality. Breed with mannerisms that were a far cry from what the males in today’s generation possessed, Raazim Coleman had a thing for the chase and allure of a woman. A woman who didn’t need him. Kenzy’s stand-offish ways are what reeled him in and her resitence kept him at bay. With intentions extremely clear, Raazim is determined to capture the bombshell beauty and change the status of her relationship before the seasons evolve. Ashton Levy’s visual of companionship and settling down was the total opposite of Raazim’s; his god brother. His idea of it had been altered ever since his ex-girlfriend Eireann did a disappearing act on him years earlier. With a rolodex full of women at his beck and call, a slightly rude demeanor and irresistible smile, Ashton makes it known his heart only belongs to two women; his sister Ava and his mother. That’s what he believed until the one woman who he knows deserves more from him transforms his frigid heart when it’s least expected. In the event that the love outweighs the lies, revealed secrets, tragedy and deceit throughout this urban romantic tale; this group of friends finds themselves needing love whether they wanted it or not. Regardless of the terms it came along with. National Best-Selling Author BriAnn Danae has returned with a fast enthralling novel that is guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings of her readers.

Grieving over the death of Ava, Ashton’s life takes a turn for the worst at the most unexpected time. With his biological mother popping back into his life and learning of Petey’s deceit, he struggles to grasp the concept of his hardships. For so long, his heart has been closed off from love, but Ashton soon realizes it’s exactly what he needs to overcome his circumstances. Fresh into their blossoming relationship, Kenzy and Raazim are both learning what the true definition of commitment is. Though she has doubts and is severely hurt about Ava’s death, Kenzy takes a chance with her heart. Raazim only wants to be her chest to cry into and prove to her that he’s not in her life to hurt her. Instead, he wants to help her heal. Conflicted, Petey is simply taking the loss of Ava one day at a time. Moving on is the furthest from his mind but loneliness quickly settles in, and he finds himself questioning how soon is too soon to move on. In this whirlwind finale, more secrets are revealed, feelings are damaged, relationships are tested, and these characters must realize that love was what they were all in need of.