Description

When eighteen-year-old Lila Blackwood's mother remarries, she finds herself with a new stepbrother, Cole Anderson, a brooding young soldier on leave from his military unit. As Lila navigates the unfamiliar dynamics of her new blended family, she is drawn into Cole's world—a world of secrets, duty, and unspoken desires. Cole's return home is shrouded in mystery, and Lila soon discovers that he is harboring more than just the scars of war. Despite the forbidden nature of their connection, sparks fly between them, igniting a passion that neither can resist. But as their relationship intensifies, Lila becomes entangled in a dangerous web of military secrets and personal vendettas that threaten to unravel everything she holds dear. Caught between a love that feels right and a society that deems it wrong, Lila must choose between following her heart or protecting the ones she loves. In a world where loyalty is tested and love is forbidden, can Lila and Cole find their way to each other, or will the forces that bind them tear them apart?