Coralie. Twelve years ago, I fled to survive. Port Royal, South Carolina was my home. The place where I was born. Fell in love for the first time. And she almost died. I couldn’t even imagine that I would come back. Now, after so many years, I have to go back to bury the man who made my life a living hell. Sometimes I cried all night long until I fell asleep in a state of unconsciousness, crying out to the Lord to take my father to his abode. But some nights were different. And throughout the rest, I was visited in my dreams by him. Callan Cross. My first real friend. My first kiss. My first true love. My First Everything: Callan was the glue that held me back together when everything around me was falling apart. He was my savior. He was always there when I needed him most. Until he ceased to be so. Every night I saw the love of my life in my dreams. I never thought I'd ever meet him again.

Callan Twelve years ago I completely screwed up. Looking at life through the lens of a camera is sometimes a little easier than looking at reality in the eyes. No, not even that. Not sometimes, but always. For over ten years I have been the consummate photography genius, photographing all sorts of things all over the world. And now, despite all the countries I've visited, despite all the amazing things I've seen, and despite the most attractive women I've fucked, my heart was still broken into pieces. Coralie is the only woman I have ever loved and will ever love. I am determined to prove to her that we are destined to be together, even if it means disturbing the secrets that have been hidden until now. A life-long stretch and thousands of kilometers stood between us. But now I'm ready for anything. No matter how long I have to wait and no matter how far I have to travel to make her all mine.

*** A single-player contemporary romance with a hint of dark plot. This novella raises serious themes of violence that some readers may find disturbing to read.***

+18 (the book contains strong language and sexual content)