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Synopsis
Falling in love was the easy part. What comes next is the test . . . Johnny Kavanagh has been living a different life since his injury sidelined him. He's never known life without his beloved number 13 jersey, and he feels lost. Luckily for him, there is a mysterious girl who is now taking up most of his thoughts. Shannon Lynch has always been good at keeping secrets. She has realized that evil men aren't only in stories. They are very real. After her traumatizing trip to Dublin, she is trying to find a way to protect her little brothers above all else. She is beginning to revert to her old self, hiding away so that she can try to contain the few scraps of her future she has left. There's only one boy who can pull her out of the shadows into which she is retreating. The boy who owns her heart. But what she doesn't know is that secrets are about to be revealed that could change lives forever. Will Johnny and Shannon's love survive?
Tags
Keeping 13: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This romance contains mature themes including past child abuse, domestic violence, and trauma recovery, along with sexual content. The story deals with a young woman protecting her siblings from an abusive home situation.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, steamy sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include child abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, and captivity (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
An emotional romance about a star athlete and a girl with a traumatic past finding healing and love together.