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Remember us...when I can't.Thea Hughes has five minutes to live.A car accident stole her parents and left her with the second-worst documented case of amnesia in the world. She now has only minutes of experiences, of consciousness, of life...before her memory is wiped clean. The once effervescent artist with a promising future is reduced to scribbling with pens and paper, living an empty, quiet life, three hundred seconds at a time.Jim Whelan is on autopilot.A foster kid shuffled around the system since birth, he's lived his entire life without knowing love...and it's taken its toll-until he learned to fight back, carry his armor, and keep his head down.Working as an orderly in the Blue Ridge Sanitarium, deep in Virginia countryside, Jim looked up...and found Thea.When Thea has the chance to break free of her five-minute prison with a risky, experimental surgery, it could lead them both to an epic love they never thought possible... or one that could require the ultimate sacrifice.***50 First Dates meets Awakenings in this emotional love story by international and best-selling author, Emma Scott. A Five-Minute life contains subject matter that might be sensitive to some readers.#standalone #newadultromance

**Preorder now to receive the limited deluxe edition**He survived the worst. She was his only light.Now his music belongs to the world, and he wrote her into every song...But will she ever hear the words?From USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott comes a breathtakingly emotional coming-of-age romance about love, timing, and the songs we write with our hearts.Miller Stratton is a survivor. After a harrowing childhood marked by poverty, he will do anything it takes to find security for himself and his mom. He's putting all his hopes and dreams in the fragile frame of his guitar and the beauty he creates with its strings and his soulful voice. Until Violet.No one expects to meet the love of their life at age thirteen, yet the spunky rich girl steals Miller's heart and refuses to give it back.Violet McNamara's life hasn't been as simple as it looks. Her picture-perfect family is not so flawless after all. Her best friend Miller is her one constant, and she is determined not to ruin their friendship with romantic complications.But the heart wants what it wants. As Miller's star begins to rise to stratospheric heights, what will it take for Violet to realize that she's the girl in all his love songs?Set against a California backdrop and the dizzying lights of musical stardom, this is a story of friendship, first love, and the kind of heartbreak that leaves a permanent echo, perfect for fans of Tillie Cole, Colleen Hoover, and Chloe Walsh.Tropes fans love: Poor boy/rich girlMusician heroFriends to loversUnrequited love (but not really)Chronic illness repFound familyRight person, wrong timeAngst, angst, angstReader reviews: "Emma Scott ripped my heart out and handed it back wrapped in a love song." -- ★★★★★ Goodreads"If you love angst, heartbreak, and slow-burn romance, this will ruin you--in the best way." -- ★★★★★ Amazon"Miller Stratton is the definition of a book boyfriend. Vulnerable, loyal, beautiful inside and out." -- ★★★★★ Goodreads"This is Colleen Hoover-level pain. You've been warned." -- ★★★★★ BookTok

**Preorder now to receive the limited deluxe edition**From USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott comes the second in an emotional series of interconnected, coming-of-age YA romances.At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys...Holden Parish survived his parents' horrific attempts to make him "the perfect son." After a year's stint in a Swiss sanitarium to recover, he has vowed to never let anything--or anyone--trap him again. Brilliant but broken, he seeks refuge behind alcohol, meaningless sex, and uses his wicked sense of humor to keep people away. He only has to ride out one year in the coastal town of Santa Cruz with his aunt and uncle before he inherits his billions and can make his escape. Disappear. Falling in love is not in the plans.River Whitmore. Star quarterback of the Central High football team, Prom King, Mr. Popular, ladies' man. He leads the perfect life...except it's all a lie. His father has River's future in the NFL all planned out, while River's dream is to run the family business in the town that he loves. But his mother's illness is tearing the family apart and River is becoming the glue that holds them together. How can he break his father's heart when it's already shattering?River's carefully-crafted fa ade explodes when he meets Holden Parish. A guy who dresses in coats and scarves year-round, drinks expensive vodka, and spends his free time breaking into houses for the fun of it. They're complete opposites. River seeks a quiet life, away from the spotlight. Holden would rather have dental surgery than settle down. Holden's demons and River's responsibilities threaten to keep them apart, while their undeniable attraction crashes them together again and again, growing into something deep and real no matter how they resist. Until one terrible night changes everything.*Please note, this book contains spoilers for The Girl in the Love Song.

*Preorder now to receive the deluxe limited edition with sprayed edges*A love story that will break your heart and heal it in the same breath."You are a universe... and I never found the end of your love."Kacey Dawson is a rising rock guitarist, living fast and burning out faster. When a concert in Vegas spirals into chaos, she wakes up on the couch of Jonah Fletcher, a quiet, artistic limo driver with a secret that's ticking down the days of his life.Jonah has no room for distractions. His final months are mapped out: finish his glass art installation and leave behind a legacy. But Kacey crashes into his world like a supernova--messy, vibrant, and impossible to ignore.What begins as a few days of detox turns into a soul-deep connection neither expected. As their bond intensifies, so does the countdown.Their love is fragile, beautiful, and destined to shatter. But in the moments they share, they find a universe of meaning.Perfect for fans of: Stories that make you cryFriends to loversSlow burnsFound familyOpposites attractRight person, wrong timeReader Reviews: "No words can fully capture how deeply this story touched me." -- Goodreads"Emotional, outstanding, enthralling, heartbreaking, and uplifting." -- Goodreads"I loved every word of the story. A top recommendation for fans of Me Before You." -- Aestas Book Blog"It made me think, feel and want to live life to the absolute fullest. There is no better way a book can impact you than that." -- Goodreads"This book ruined me. Completely." -- Goodreads*Full Tilt is a standalone novel, but the story continues in All In, offering a deeper exploration of love, loss, and healing.*

*Preorder now to receive the deluxe limited edition with sprayed edges*A story of healing, second chances, and a love that defies the odds."He told me to love again, and I do. So much."Kacey Dawson is drowning in grief. Losing Jonah, the boy she loved, has left her adrift, and the demons she once conquered are pulling her back into the abyss. Her music feels hollow, her promise to Jonah impossible to keep.Jonah's brother, Theo Fletcher, has his own battles to fight. With a family on the brink of collapse and a secret he can't share, he's struggling to stay afloat, too. But when Kacey re-enters his life, their shared pain becomes a lifeline.As they navigate the wreckage of their pasts, Kacey and Theo find solace in each other. Their bond deepens from friendship to something more profound--a love that offers redemption and a chance to dream again.Perfect for fans of: Slow-burn, emotional storytellingStories that make you cryFriends to loversFound familyEx-boyfriend's brotherStories of grief and healingReader Reviews: "An unforgettable, haunting, uplifting story of life, beauty, and never-ending love." -- Goodreads"Rarely have I read a story that made me feel so much." -- Amazon"Emma Scott's writing is absolutely stunning." -- Goodreads"It broke my heart all over again, but it also made me smile, gave me goosebumps, and made me want to live more. If a book can make you feel that way, it's in a whole other league of its own." -- Amazon"I felt like I was healing alongside with the main characters while flipping the pages."-- Goodreads*All In is the poignant conclusion to the Full Tilt duet. This is not a standalone novel; readers should begin with Full Tilt to fully experience the depth of Kacey and Jonah's journey.*

*Preorder now to receive the deluxe limited edition with designed edges*From USA Today and Wall St. Journal bestselling author Emma Scott comes an all-new emotional, angsty coming-of-age love story. After meeting at ten, a lonely genius and a kind-hearted girl promised to stay in touch. But Xander's letters never reached Emery, leaving them both feeling betrayed and heartbroken.Seven years later, Xander returns to Castle Hill and crosses paths with the girl he never forgot. The academy's rowing team offers a diversion from caring for his ailing father--but can it distract him from her?Emery Wallace is popular and wealthy, yet beneath her flawless exterior she is crumbling under her father's high expectations. He controls her life with an iron grip, while her mother disappears into alcohol, drowning in grief over losing her oldest son.When their worlds collide again, neither can ignore the magnetic pull that ignited the moment they met. While Xander finds solace in logic and certainty, Emery reveals the humanity in our universe, showing him that, like light, we exist as both particles and waves--individual yet infinite, broken yet whole.Xander and Emery must battle forces determined to keep them apart. As Xander's orderly life unravels and Emery's future slips away, can their light find each other and endure?

A love story that will break your heart and heal it in the same breath."You are a universe... and I never found the end of your love."Kacey Dawson is a rising rock guitarist, living fast and burning out faster. When a concert in Vegas spirals into chaos, she wakes up on the couch of Jonah Fletcher, a quiet, artistic limo driver with a secret that's ticking down the days of his life.Jonah has no room for distractions. His final months are mapped out: finish his glass art installation and leave behind a legacy. But Kacey crashes into his world like a supernova--messy, vibrant, and impossible to ignore.What begins as a few days of detox turns into a soul-deep connection neither expected. As their bond intensifies, so does the countdown.Their love is fragile, beautiful, and destined to shatter. But in the moments they share, they find a universe of meaning.Perfect for fans of: Stories that make you cryFriends to loversSlow burnsFound familyOpposites attractRight person, wrong timeReader Reviews: "No words can fully capture how deeply this story touched me." -- Goodreads"Emotional, outstanding, enthralling, heartbreaking, and uplifting." -- Goodreads"I loved every word of the story. A top recommendation for fans of Me Before You." -- Aestas Book Blog"It made me think, feel and want to live life to the absolute fullest. There is no better way a book can impact you than that." -- Goodreads"This book ruined me. Completely." -- Goodreads*Full Tilt is a standalone novel, but the story continues in All In, offering a deeper exploration of love, loss, and healing.*

A story of healing, second chances, and a love that defies the odds."He told me to love again, and I do. So much."Kacey Dawson is drowning in grief. Losing Jonah, the boy she loved, has left her adrift, and the demons she once conquered are pulling her back into the abyss. Her music feels hollow, her promise to Jonah impossible to keep.Jonah's brother, Theo Fletcher, has his own battles to fight. With a family on the brink of collapse and a secret he can't share, he's struggling to stay afloat, too. But when Kacey re-enters his life, their shared pain becomes a lifeline.As they navigate the wreckage of their pasts, Kacey and Theo find solace in each other. Their bond deepens from friendship to something more profound--a love that offers redemption and a chance to dream again.Perfect for fans of: Slow-burn, emotional storytellingStories that make you cryFriends to loversFound familyEx-boyfriend's brotherStories of grief and healingReader Reviews: "An unforgettable, haunting, uplifting story of life, beauty, and never-ending love." -- Goodreads"Rarely have I read a story that made me feel so much." -- Amazon"Emma Scott's writing is absolutely stunning." -- Goodreads"It broke my heart all over again, but it also made me smile, gave me goosebumps, and made me want to live more. If a book can make you feel that way, it's in a whole other league of its own." -- Amazon"I felt like I was healing alongside with the main characters while flipping the pages."-- Goodreads*All In is the poignant conclusion to the Full Tilt duet. This is not a standalone novel; readers should begin with Full Tilt to fully experience the depth of Kacey and Jonah's journey.*

From USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott comes the second book in the Full Tilt Duet – a poignant, angsty friends to lovers romance about love, loss and the moments of searing passion between.***“Love has no limits.”Reeling from her loss, Kacey Dawson is grieving and heartbroken, her addictive demons hauling her back into the alcohol-soaked abyss she worked so hard to crawl out of. Kacey teeters on the edge of oblivion, and must fight her way through the pain, build a new life for herself with her music, and somehow fulfil the promise she made to Jonah…one she feels is impossible to keep. Theo Fletcher has a secret burning in his heart, one that he holds close, while he struggles to keep strong for his family that is falling apart. His mother’s health is fragile and his father’s disapproval is breaking him down. Theo is afraid if he follows his heart, he’ll fail, and not just himself, but his brother who believed in him when no one else did. Drawn together by their pain, Theo and Kacey slowly build a friendship, re-forge old ties, help each other to heal, and give one another the courage to reach for their dreams. Together, from the depths of grief and guilt, they learn to laugh again, to trust again, and quite possibly find something beautiful and lasting amid the shattered pieces of their broken hearts.Part two of the Full Tilt Duet is a beautiful and angsty contemporary romance story about what it takes to mend a broken heart – the grief, the acceptance, and ultimately the joy at the newfound love that takes the place of earth-shattering loss.TropesFriends to LoversRockstar RomanceEx’s BrotherHealing LoveAngsty RomanceBooks That Will Make You CryThe Full Tilt Duet:Full TiltAll In

From USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott comes a poignant, angsty friends to lovers romance about love, loss and the moments of searing passion between.***"I would love you forever if I only had the chance..."Kacey Dawson has always lived life on the edge – impulsively, sometimes recklessly. And now, as lead guitarist for a hot up-and-coming band, she is poised at the brink of fame and fortune.But behind the scenes, Kacey is torn between wanting to be a serious musician and the demons that lure her down the glittering – albeit alcohol-soaked – path of rock stardom. A wrecked concert in Las Vegas threatens to ruin her career entirely. She wakes up with a hangover from hell and no memory of the night before, or how she ended up on her limo driver’s couch...Jonah Fletcher is running out of time. He knows his situation is hopeless, and he's vowed to make the most of the handful of months he has left to him. His plans include seeing the opening of his glass installation at a prestigious art gallery – they do not include falling in love with a wild, tempestuous rock musician who winds up passed out on his couch.Jonah sees that Kacey is on a path to self-destruction. He lets her crash with him for a few days to dry out and get her head straight. But neither of them expected the deep connection they feel, or how that connection could grow so fast from friendship into something more. Something deep and pure and life-changing…something as fragile as glass, that they both know will shatter in the end – no matter how hard they try to hold on to it.A beautiful and heartbreaking contemporary romance story about what it means to love with your whole heart, to sacrifice, to experience terrible grief and soaring joy…and in the end, to smile through tears and know you wouldn’t have changed a thing.TropesFriends to LoversRockstar RomanceRight Person/Wrong TimeHealing LoveAngsty RomanceBooks That Will Make You CryThe Full Tilt Duet:Full TiltAll In

From USA Today and Wall St. Journal bestselling author Emma Scott comes an all-new emotional, angsty coming-of-age love story.After meeting at ten, a lonely genius and a kind-hearted girl promised to stay in touch. But Xander’s letters never reached Emery, leaving them both feeling betrayed and heartbroken.Seven years later, Xander returns to Castle Hill and crosses paths with the girl he never forgot. The academy’s rowing team offers a diversion from caring for his ailing father—but can it distract him from her?Emery Wallace is popular and wealthy, yet beneath her flawless exterior she is crumbling under her father's high expectations. He controls her life with an iron grip, while her mother disappears into alcohol, drowning in grief over losing her oldest son.When their worlds collide again, neither can ignore the magnetic pull that ignited the moment they met. While Xander finds solace in logic and certainty, Emery reveals the humanity in our universe, showing him that, like light, we exist as both particles and waves—individual yet infinite, broken yet whole.Xander and Emery must battle forces determined to keep them apart. As Xander’s orderly life unravels and Emery’s future slips away, can their light find each other and endure?

**Preorder now to receive the limited deluxe edition**He survived the worst. She was his only light.Now his music belongs to the world, and he wrote her into every song…But will she ever hear the words?From USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott comes a breathtakingly emotional coming-of-age romance about love, timing, and the songs we write with our hearts.Miller Stratton is a survivor. After a harrowing childhood marked by poverty, he will do anything it takes to find security for himself and his mom. He's putting all his hopes and dreams in the fragile frame of his guitar and the beauty he creates with its strings and his soulful voice. Until Violet.No one expects to meet the love of their life at age thirteen, yet the spunky rich girl steals Miller's heart and refuses to give it back.Violet McNamara's life hasn't been as simple as it looks. Her picture-perfect family is not so flawless after all. Her best friend Miller is her one constant, and she is determined not to ruin their friendship with romantic complications.But the heart wants what it wants. As Miller's star begins to rise to stratospheric heights, what will it take for Violet to realize that she's the girl in all his love songs?Set against a California backdrop and the dizzying lights of musical stardom, this is a story of friendship, first love, and the kind of heartbreak that leaves a permanent echo, perfect for fans of Tillie Cole, Colleen Hoover, and Chloe Walsh.Tropes fans love:Poor boy/rich girlMusician heroFriends to loversUnrequited love (but not really)Chronic illness repFound familyRight person, wrong timeAngst, angst, angstReader reviews:“Emma Scott ripped my heart out and handed it back wrapped in a love song.” — Goodreads“If you love angst, heartbreak, and slow-burn romance, this will ruin you—in the best way.” — Amazon“Miller Stratton is the definition of a book boyfriend. Vulnerable, loyal, beautiful inside and out.” — Goodreads“This is Colleen Hoover-level pain. You’ve been warned.” — BookTok

From USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott comes the second in an emotional series of interconnected, coming-of-age YA romances.At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys...Holden Parish survived his parents' horrific attempts to make him "the perfect son." After a year's stint in a Swiss sanitarium to recover, he has vowed to never let anything—or anyone—trap him again. Brilliant but broken, he seeks refuge behind alcohol, meaningless sex, and uses his wicked sense of humor to keep people away. He only has to ride out one year in the coastal town of Santa Cruz with his aunt and uncle before he inherits his billions and can make his escape. Disappear. Falling in love is not in the plans.River Whitmore. Star quarterback of the Central High football team, Prom King, Mr. Popular, ladies' man. He leads the perfect life...except it's all a lie. His father has River's future in the NFL all planned out, while River's dream is to run the family business in the town that he loves. But his mother's illness is tearing the family apart and River is becoming the glue that holds them together. How can he break his father's heart when it's already shattering?River's carefully-crafted façade explodes when he meets Holden Parish. A guy who dresses in coats and scarves year-round, drinks expensive vodka, and spends his free time breaking into houses for the fun of it. They're complete opposites. River seeks a quiet life, away from the spotlight. Holden would rather have dental surgery than settle down. Holden's demons and River's responsibilities threaten to keep them apart, while their undeniable attraction crashes them together again and again, growing into something deep and real no matter how they resist. Until one terrible night changes everything.*Please note, this book contains spoilers for The Girl in the Love Song.

She thought the best love affairs only happened in books...Traumatized by the deaths of her parents, Natalie Hewitt lives an introverted life, going to school during the day and working as a barista in a small coffee shop at night. Natalie uses the writing of world-famous, reclusive author Rafael Melendez Mend n to assuage her grief. His words are her refuge, his characters better company than anyone she could meet in real life... until Julian Kovac walks into the caf one summer evening. A handsome, wealthy, quiet young man, Natalie feels an immediate connection. But Julian has a secret that is the both the most wonderful revelation she could possibly imagine...and the very thing that could tear them apart.

Alex Gardener has her life planned out, down to the smallest detail. She has a skyrocketing career as a litigation attorney, a close group of socialite friends, and is engaged to one of the most successful businessmen in Beverly Hills. Everything is just as she wants it: comfortable, predictable, secure...if lacking passion. Fire. Cory Bishop is a struggling working man, trying to make ends meet while fighting to keep custody his young daughter. He knows that working hard is the only way to achieve his goals, but lately it seems everything he wants hangs just out of reach. The bank robbery changes everything. Alex and Cory spend three harrowing days as hostages locked in a bank with fifty frightened people and six criminals who grow more desperate--and dangerous--by the hour. Alex and Cory find comfort and safety with each other and reveal their deepest hopes and fears and secrets, unknowingly building a bond forged out of desperation and fear, one that they can't break, even once outside the bank's walls. Their lives are turned upside down, irrevocably altered, and they seek to move on and put the robbery--and each other--behind them. But some bonds, once forged, cannot be broken.

"You deserve more than what's left of me."Charlotte Conroy, Juilliard-trained violinist, was on the cusp of greatness when tragedy swooped down on dark wings, crushing her hopes and breaking her heart. The music that used to sing in her soul has grown quiet, and she feels on the verge of setting down her violin for good. To pay the bills, she accepts a job as a personal assistant to a bitter, angry young man who's been disabled by a horrific accident... Noah Lake was an extreme sport athlete, journalist and photographer. He roamed the world in search of his next adrenaline high, until a cliff-dive left him in a coma. He awakes to find his career gone, his dreams shattered to pieces, his world an endless blackness that will never lift. Charlotte begins to see that beneath Noah's angry, brittle exterior is a young man in a pain. She is determined to show him that his life isn't over, that he has so much to live for, never dreaming that she would become the only light in his darkness, or that he would be the music in hers. The life he knew is over. The life she wants is just out of reach. Together, they must face their fears and rediscover what it means to really live

After the disastrous Planet X party, Noah Lake knows he must to learn to cope with his anger and bitterness, to learn to live as he is and not as he had been. He sets out on an impossible journey, alone, in the hopes of making himself worthy of Charlotte's love, and to slay the demons of an old life that is lost to him.As he makes his arduous way across Europe, following Charlotte's tour, Noah writes of his experiences that will become his memoir, and it is only after reading his words that Charlotte comes to fully understand the hardships Noah endured for their sake; a journey that nearly broke him in mind, body, and spirit. She knows what she must do: show Noah that while she is the light in his darkness, he is the music in her heart, and that without him, she'd be just as lost.Endless Possibility is the final chapters in a love story about acceptance, peace, and the bond between two souls who have found their equal in each other, and the happily ever after they both deserve.

Josephine Clark is trapped. A harrowing past haunts her every time she looks in the mirror, and she can't escape the violence of her everyday life. More and more, her thoughts turn to Evan Salinger, the boy she knew in high school. The boy they called a mental case. A loner. A freak. The boy who seemed to know things no one could know. For a few short weeks, Jo had found perfect solace in Evan's company, sneaking every night to meet him at the local pool. In the cool of the water and the warmth of Evan's arms around her, Jo had tasted something close to happiness. Cruel circumstances tore them apart, and four years later, the sweet memory of their time together is dissolving under the punishing reality of Jo's life now. Evan seems like a fading dream...until he reappears at the moment she needs him most. Guided by Evan's strange intuition, they flee her small Louisiana town, on the run from the police, and Jo begins to suspect there is something more to his sudden return than he admits. Over twelve days across America's heartland, deep secrets come to light, buried pasts are unearthed, and the line between dreams and reality is blurred as Evan and Jo fight to hold on to their soul-deep love, and discover that there is more than one way to save a life. How to Save a Life is a complete second-chance STANDALONE novel with shades of the paranormal. It carries the characters from high school through to their early twenties. It is not YA; mature subject matter and sexual situations. TRIGGER WARNING: some domestic violence (on the page) and mentions of sexual abuse (off the page) For readers 18 years and up.

"Where you are is home..."At age fourteen, Zelda Rossi witnessed the unthinkable, and has spent the last ten years hardening her heart against the guilt and grief. She channels her pain into her art: a dystopian graphic novel where vigilantes travel back in time to stop heinous crimes-like child abduction-before they happen. Zelda pitches her graphic novel to several big-time comic book publishers in New York City, only to have her hopes crash and burn. Circumstances leave her stranded in an unfamiliar city, and in an embarrassing moment of weakness, she meets a guarded young man with a past he'd do anything to change...Beckett Copeland spent two years in prison for armed robbery, and is now struggling to keep his head above water. A bike messenger by day, he speeds around New York City, riding fast and hard but going nowhere, his criminal record holding him back almost as much as the guilt of his crime. Zelda and Beckett form a grudging alliance of survival, and in between their stubborn clash of wills, they slowly begin to provide each other with the warmth of forgiveness, healing, and maybe even love. But when Zelda and Beckett come face to face with their pasts, they must choose to hold on to the guilt and regret that bind them, or let go and open their hearts for a shot at happiness. The Butterfly Project is a novel that reveals the power of forgiveness, and how even the smallest decisions of the heart can-like the flutter of a butterfly's wings-create currents that strengthen into gale winds, altering the course of a life forever.

***A new adult STANDALONE from the author of Full Tilt and The Butterfly Project***Nikolai Alexei Young was born with a special gift...one he'd do anything to lose. The heart and soul of every person he comes into contact with is an open book to his heightened senses. Colorful emotions, whispers of thoughts, the sour tastes of old memories...He feels them all. The sci-fi books would call him an empath. For Nikolai, his ability has made him an exile. He roams the U.S. alone, avoiding the glut of life in big cities, and using his innate talents to win money in underground poker games. Just enough to keep going, one town to the next. He has no hope that his life can be anything else, until he meets her...At nineteen, Fiona Starling was trapped in an ugly, desperate situation until she freed herself the only way she knew how. Now three years later, living outside Savannah, Georgia, she is rebuilding her life on her own terms; seizing every moment and saving every penny so that she might fulfill her dream of moving to the raw wilderness of Costa Rica. But behind her carefree smile beats the heart of a lonely young woman haunted by her past, until a chance encounter with a tattooed stranger changes everything... Fiona takes Nikolai under her roof for three sultry nights, waiting out the rain of a summer storm. She grows more and more fascinated by this brooding stranger with whom she shares an intense physical connection-a connection so strong, she wonders if there is something between them beyond lust and passion. Nikolai is shocked to discover that Fiona calms the raging turmoil in his heart. She alone silences the din of other people's lives, and envelops him in the sweet beauty of her inner self. Every moment he's with her-every touch of her skin-brings him closer to the peace that's been eluding him his entire life.But Fiona harbors secrets that she is too terrified to reveal. After Nikolai confesses his unique ability, she is caught between wanting to believe him and fearing he'll eventually unearth her own dark past. When the unthinkable happens, Fiona's plans come crashing down, and Nikolai discovers his hated ability might be the only thing that can save the woman he loves. Sugar & Gold is a new adult romance with shades of the paranormal and is the second book in the Dreamcatcher novels, a series of interconnected STANDALONES. It is NOT necessary to have read How to Save a Life (Dreamcatcher #1) first in order to follow the story, but characters will appear across all novels. Intended for readers 18 and up