Description: Adrian Cole has the kind of reputation girls warn each other about-charming, generous, impossible to hold onto, and never with the same girl for long. So when he starts pursuing Claire with relentless patience and surprising sincerity, she tells herself not to fall for it. At first, resisting him seems like the smart choice. Adrian is attentive in all the right ways, always showing up when she needs him, always knowing exactly how to lower her guard. But the closer Claire gets, the harder it becomes to ignore the stories surrounding him-especially the shadow of Vanessa, the ex who never seems fully gone. Every unanswered question, every awkward encounter, and every intimate misunderstanding chips away at Claire's trust. Adrian insists there is more to the story, yet Claire has spent too long believing that protecting herself matters more than believing in someone who could hurt her. Even after distance, missed chances, and the painful drift into life after graduation, neither of them truly manages to let go. Caught between rumor and reality, Claire has to decide whether Adrian is exactly the kind of heartbreak she feared-or the one person she may regret walking away from forever. Author Biography: Charlotte Reed is a contemporary romance author known for emotionally rich stories of love, longing, and second chances.