Ciara J. Lewis

All Whitney wants to do is forget the last few years of her life and move on. Starting her last semester of college would certainly help that... until she runs into her former best friend, Sammy Hill. The two have been on the outs since he punched her boyfriend the night of their high school graduation... something she secretly wished she had the strength to do.Sammy also wants to finish this last semester of college. After dropping out a few years ago, he's finally ready to move forward. Seeing Whitney is something he welcomes because truthfully, he misses his friend.When Whitney and Sammy are tasked with doing a joint class project together, unresolved issues and feelings come to light. When revelations are revealed, will they still be able to work together or even be friends again?

Aiden Morris is focused on aiding her mother, college... and finding her father's killer. With her plate full, she finds it difficult to move past her grief. Making it harder is her next door neighbor, Torrian, who visits her mother every day, against Aiden's wishes, and has made it his mission to be her friend, but she doesn't trust him.Torrian James has lived his life for one thing... himself. After a reckless night of drunkenly fighting with a college teammate lands him in jail, he slowly begins to realize that to grow up, he has to get past the anger and hurt that has surrounded everything about him since he was taken from his mother as a child.When the path of redemption is riddled with heartbreak and chaos, will one untimely revelation cause everything to shatter before things have a chance to get better?