Eleven-year-old Madison suspiciously eyed the handsome fourteen-year- old boy—Joseph, AKA “Tiny”—who casually puffed on a joint. His heroin-addicted father dropped him on her doorstep, claiming the two shared a mother. Eager to prove him wrong, Madison took him inside their tattered home to introduce him to her mother. There, in that tiny trailer, the pair looked at Madison’s strung out mother and realized the only way to survive was by leaning on each other. Her mother’s nonstop string of Johns. Scraping by for food. Witnessing horrors no children their age ever should. Every minute was a nightmare... that culminated in murder when Tiny was forced to defend Madison from an abuser with fatal consequences. As an adult, still struggling to provide for her younger siblings, Madison battles against scars from the past and then enters a new world of chaos. After being released from prison, twenty-year-old Stone is a different person with a new name. He thought he was going back to his family. He thought everything was going to be the same.He was wrong. Their love for each other had grown. Love they weren't supposed to feel. There was a new man in the mix, taking Madison away from him. They face new obstacles and challenges, and this was only the beginning. Will they act on their forbidden love? Or will they let go?From the author of ATrevido and Award-Winning, Murder in Cazenovia, comes a gripping Dark Romance about inner strength to endure unspeakable odds and the unbreakable power of love. This story is not for the faint of heart. Potential triggers include drugs, prostitution, abuse and violence. Please read at your own risk.