Built on a foundation of death and grief, this story has an undercurrent of sadness. Told alternatively from Kenna’s and Ledger’s perspectives, the story explores the myriad ways in which snap judgments based on partial information can derail people’s lives. As Kenna and Ledger continue to mourn for Scotty, they also grieve the future they cannot have with each other. Even so, Ledger is afraid that if he surrenders to his feelings, Scotty’s parents will kick him out of Diem’s life.

As Ledger gets to know Kenna and acknowledges his attraction to her, he begins to wonder if maybe he and Scotty’s parents have judged her unfairly.

Kenna feels the pull, too, and seems to be seeking Ledger out despite his judgmental behavior. Even so, there’s something about her that haunts him. He’s helping her grandparents raise her, and he too blames Kenna for Scotty’s death. Handsome, self-assured Ledger, who was Scotty’s best friend, is another key adult in Diem’s life. Instead, they file a restraining order preventing Kenna from so much as introducing herself to Diem. Now that she’s been released, Kenna is intent on getting to know her daughter, but Scotty’s parents won’t give her a chance to tell them what really happened the night their son died. When her baby girl, Diem, was born, she was forced to give custody to Scotty’s parents. Kenna didn’t even know she was pregnant until after she was sent to prison for murdering her boyfriend, Scotty. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing.After being released from prison, a young woman tries to reconnect with her 5-year-old daughter despite having killed the girl’s father.

The two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk. But if anyone were to discover how Ledger is slowly becoming an important part of Kenna’s life, both would risk losing the trust of everyone important to them. The only person who hasn’t closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter. Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from #1 bestselling author Colleen Hoover.Īfter serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter.

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