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  But Gabriel’s got a secret, a hidden monster that he’s afraid Maddy could never overcome… And Maddy’s got issues she’s afraid Gabe will never understand. They quickly realize that they need each other to be whole, but at the same time they know that they’ve got demons to fight.

  And the problem with demons is that they never die quietly.

  * * *

  Sometimes before we fall… we fly.

  One dark moment was all it took to turn twenty-four-year-old Dominic Kinkaide’s world black. On the night of his high school graduation, a single incident changed him forever, and he became a hardened man—famous in the eyes of the world, but tortured inside. Now all he cares about is losing himself in the roles that he plays.

  At twenty-three years old, Jacey Vincent doesn’t realize how much her father’s indifference has affected her. She is proof that sometimes it isn’t one specific moment that wrecks a person, but an absence of moments. She tries to find acceptance in the arms of men to fill the void—a plan that has worked just fine for her, until she meets Dominic.

  When jaded Dominic and strong-willed Jacey are thrown together, the combination of his secrets and her issues turns their attraction into the perfect storm. It could change their lives for good—if it doesn’t tear them both apart…

  * * *

  College student Pixie Marshall wants her life to go back to normal, but the jagged scar on her chest is a constant reminder of hurt and loss. It’s not nearly as painful as the scar Levi Andrews left on her heart, though. Once he was her best friend and possibly—hopefully—more. But when she needed him most, he abandoned her. Now, the one person she’s vowed to forget will be working with her all summer at Willow Inn.

  Now that they’re sharing living space, Levi can’t avoid Pixie anymore. Maybe it will be okay, as long as he stops looking into her gorgeous green eyes. Eyes that know what’s inside him: the guilt, the shame, the unspeakable things. Every instinct he has screams to touch her, to protect her, to wrap her in his arms and kiss away her pain. But after everything they’ve been through, can he allow himself to love her again?

  * * *

  Daren Ackwood is a bad boy with a mysterious past. He’s the kind of guy who knows he can get any girl he wants. Kayla doesn’t do bad boys-in any sense of the word. They have a tendency to leave scars and dust trails in their wake, and Kayla isn’t running short on either. So when Daren rolls up to her father’s funeral in his shiny sports car, Kayla knows she needs to keep her distance during her brief stay in this tiny God-forsaken town. She’s here to take care of her father’s will, nothing more. The trouble is, Daren doesn’t see it that way. And he usually gets his way.

  * * *

  Jenna’s grandmother is dying. That’s nothing new. The old woman has been “dying” for over a decade. And people say Jenna is the drama queen in the family. Nevertheless, Jenna’s agreed to make the trip to New Orleans and say her farewells. But when her friend Jack invites himself along for the ride—sexy, infuriating Jack—Jenna realizes there’s a good chance she might die before her feisty grandmother.

  Sure, Jack needs a ride to LSU. And sure, he likes driving Jenna insane with questions about her future. But the idea of his beautiful friend trekking across the country by herself actually worries him. So he called “shotgun” and designated himself bodyguard. But after a few hot nights on the road and too much exposure to Jenna’s wild side, Jack’s pretty sure the only body that needs guarding on this trip is his.

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  Contents

  Cover

  Title Page

  Welcome

  Dedication

  Acknowledgments

  Lila and Ethan: Forever and Always

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Delilah: The Making of Red

  Prologue

  Chapter 1: Poison Ivy

  Chapter 2: Plastic Dolls

  Chapter 3: She-Devil

  Chapter 4: Maneater

  Chapter 5: The Red Dress

  Chapter 6: Red and the Big Bad Wolf

  Chapter 7: The Thunder Before the Rain

  Chapter 8: The Death of Delilah and the Making of Red

  Tristan: Finding Hope

  Prologue

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  About the Author

  Also by Jessica Sorensen

  Acclaim for Jessica Sorensen

  A Preview of The Secret of Ella and Micha

  A Preview of Breaking Nova

  You Might Also Like…

  Newsletters

  Copyright

  Copyright

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

  Copyright © 2014 by Jessica Sorensen

  Excerpt from The Secret of Ella and Micha copyright © 2012 by Jessica Sorensen

  Excerpt from Breaking Nova copyright © 2013 by Jessica Sorensen

  Cover design by Brigid Pearson

  Cover photograph by Regina Wamba

  Cover copyright © 2014 by Hachette Book Group, Inc.

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