At twelve years old, Kaylee Harper’s life took a heartbreaking turn when her father was murdered and she was left for dead. Now seventeen, Kaylee’s still living with the unbearable guilt from that night. Things now seem to be looking up for Kaylee. She has Alexis Collins, her best friend who is practically her sister, and Riley Thompson, her boyfriend who is the star running back on their high school’s football team. Kaylee is starting to see that Riley isn’t all that great, but is it too late? Adam Thomas has everything a teenager could wish for, two loving and caring parents, friends, a nice truck, and a starting spot on the school’s varsity basketball team. Now he just wants the perfect girl and he has his sights set on Kaylee. After Adam takes her home one night he has no intentions of staying away, but Riley has different plans and he is not about to let her go. Kaylee’s life is once again turned upside down and this time it’s more than just her that she has to worry about. Can Adam help Kaylee wash away the guilt she carries around and get her to see that she can trust him? Can he make her see that she is not alone? As more secrets are revealed will she finally let Adam in so he can protect her?

\\\You must read book one, Picking up the Pieces before starting this book!\\\ The threat. The trial. My mother. It's all too much for someone to handle. My mother is not making my life easy at all, I'm on edge constantly because of the threat, and the upcoming trial makes me want to puke. The only reason I'm sane right now, is because of Adam. He is my rock, my protector, my everything. I want to throw my hands in the air and give up, but I don't. Adam is the reason for my fight. He makes me want to be strong. Because of him, I have faith. Because of him, I'm healing.

Brad Massey is angry and heartbroken; the girl he loved broke him by walking away. While at a party to ease his broken heart he meets a girl who lost a dare and had to spend a few minutes in a broom closet with him. It was supposed to be just one kiss but became some much more. It was intoxicating, she was his high for the night. Unfortunately for Brad he never got her name that night. Alex is a single mother, who works part-time and attends college full-time. She doesn’t have time to date with work and school add to that the baby daddy, Darrin, who just won't go away. When she loses a dare and has what has to be the best kiss of her life she realizes how good life can be with someone else and not Darrin. Down the road when Brad stands up to Darrin, Alex is taken aback. Though, she likes Brad and how he stood up to Darrin she plays hard to get, but Brad with his charm and wit eventually captures her heart. When Brad takes off back to Bowling Green to help the ex who broke him, Alex starts rethinking their relationship and where she stands with him. Can Brad leave the past in Bowling Green and move on to his future with Alex? Did Brad really run Darrin off or does he have a plan to take his family back?

\\\Riley's POV of Picking up the Pieces and Healing the Pieces.\\\ I was never one to believe in the ‘love at first sight’ feeling which many people have felt. I still don’t, but, there was a girl who did capture my heart pretty quickly. She is amazing, beautiful, and she, at first, wouldn’t give me the time of day. The moment Kaylee Harper finally agreed to go on a date with me, I felt like the king of the world. The only brightness in my life was Kaylee and I shattered it, and broke her. Every day, I wish for a do over so I can go back and not make the same drastic mistake. I still pray for it, even though I know it won’t happen. One wrong choice led to another. I sacrificed my love for Kaylee and continued to make bad choices. You already know Kaylee’s story, but you don’t know mine.

I have been in love with Luke Green for as long as I can remember. Being around him everyday didn't help my obsession with him. Luke and I have always been inseparable since we met, and we stayed that way up until my family moved away. The move shattered my heart and the look on Luke's face when I had to tell him the news haunts my dreams at night. To him and everyone else, it looked like I just lost my best friend in the entire world. I did, only Luke was more than just a friend to me. He was my heart and soul. I didn't expect to run into him again. I'd always wondered how I'd feel seeing him again. It's not that I don't want to see him, it's just I've been harboring a secret. One I know will ruin what little relationship we do have. My secret will shatter him, like it did me.