First published 2012
Eighteen-year-old Layken's world shatters after her father's sudden death. Forced to support her struggling family, she finds solace in the poetry slams of her new neighbor, 21-year-old Will. Their instant connection ignites a passionate romance, until a shocking revelation threatens to tear them apart. Layken and Will must navigate the forces pulling them together and those tearing them asunder, in this gripping tale of grief, love, and the transformative magic of the spoken word.
Genres: poetry, contemporary-romance, new-adult, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, lyrical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
336 pages · Hardcover · Park Row
Content warnings: death