In a dark, why-choose romance tackling trauma, blame culture, and the messy road to healing, the sole survivor of a tragic accident returns to her hometown in disgrace, only to discover acceptance and belonging with three outcasts carrying demons of their own.

The perfect golden child.

Hawkthorpe’s success story.

Piper O’Connell fled her sleepy hometown to forge a bright new future. But after surviving a tragic accident, she returns in disgrace—broken, bruised, and carrying a brutal secret that’s tearing her apart.

All she wants is to disappear.

If only the town’s three misfits would let her.

Liam, the gentle photographer with crippling OCD, has always loved her from afar. Sebastian, an ex-convict battling more than just his reputation, can’t ignore her enticing rage. And August, a reclusive musician haunted by demons of his own, understands her pain like no one else can.

But Piper’s wounds run deeper than broken bones.

As she battles an eating disorder and vengeful ghosts of the past, it will take all three men to show her that survival is more than simply staying alive. It’s choosing to live.

To build a new life, Piper must confront the guilt that drove her home. For herself. For her family. And for every victim told to carry a shame that was never theirs.

Someone took her voice.

But he won’t take her future.