It’s only been two weeks since Natalie graduated from college, yet she feels adrift—listless and wayward in the beach town she now calls home. Trapped in a cycle of job rejections, writer’s block, and being the new girl in town, Natalie’s social life revolves around supporting her sister’s recovery as she enters rehab for an eating disorder.
Enter Brooklyn: another patient at the same facility where her sister is being treated. He’s undeniably magnetic, and their attraction to one another is obvious. But this summer was supposed to be a turning point for Natalie—a new start—but when her friendship with Brooklyn turns to romance, his history threatens her future.
Brooklyn’s past isn’t just complicated, it’s dangerous, and when his history of drug addiction resurfaces, it drags them both into turbulent waters. It’s just like Natalie to want to save him, but she soon realizes that sometimes, people can only save themselves.
A deeply emotional novel for readers who love complicated romance like those by Krista & Becca Ritchie (Addicted to You) and Jamie McGuire (Beautiful Disaster).
Perfect for fans of raw TV shows and movies about addiction, love, and self-discovery like Sex Education, Normal People, and One Day.
MEET taylor romagnoli
Taylor Romagnoli started on Wattpad in 2018, and after just a few months on the platform, won a coveted Watty Award with her first draft of Crash Into Me. Having grown to amass millions of reads across her six completed novels, Taylor focuses on slow burn romances with complex characters and the raw vulnerability of what it means to be human. There are pieces of herself in everything she writes, and she hopes you see pieces of yourself, too.
When not plotting her next trope-twisting novel, she is an avid playlist maker (including everything from Sabrina Carpenter to Metallica), football and Formula 1 watcher, and designer handbag aficionado. Born and raised in New Jersey, she now lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her husband Greg and much more famous rescue pup Hudson (who once was called beautiful by Jesse Palmer himself).
