Irelynn All I want is to have fun with my best friend during our senior year of college. Instead, my worst nightmare comes to life. I’ve suffered inexplicable trauma in my past—and the guy who caused it is back, making his presence known in the most horrific way. Max Devlin swoops in like a white knight and saves me. He is everything I’ve ever wanted in a man, but he’s shrouded by a mysterious past he’s determined to keep a secret. Max The first time I set foot on the campus of Maple Valley University; I witnessed something horrific. Though I don’t want to get involved, my protective instincts rear their head. I don’t need a woman messing up my life again. But Irelynn McDaniel pulls me in like no one has before and for the first time in a long time, I find myself wanting more. Finding love is the farthest thing from my mind. I should push her away before the secrets of my past scar her, just like they have me. But I can’t get her out of my head. Our secrets could destroy us. Can we withstand the downpour of the past to find a future? Or will the storms take us down with their severity?