I received this free eARC novel from NetGalley. This is my honest review.

This book. My goodness, it makes you FEEL everything. Ashlyn has been through so much, and yet she is still fighting every day to make a better life for herself. She is very inspiring and determined to find the silver lining, even though most in her position would have given up a LONG time ago.

And Lane. Gosh, I love him. He made a mistake as a teen and instead of taking the easy way out, he decided to take on a huge responsibility and has THRIVED from it, which is so amazing. Seeing these two characters connect and slowly work through their personal issues to realize what special connection they have was fantastic.

I didn't expect to love this book so much - it was just one more novel to read through my massive TBR pile, but I adore this story and I am so glad I got the chance to read it, finally!

This new adult romance is very touching, sweet, romantic, sad. The story captured me from the first page, I immediately attached to the characters, are amazing and lovable but Ashlyn's family is really horrible.
Although she is young, Ashlyn has already known the true suffering, her stepfather is a wicked person who tried to destroy her life and is almost successful. But she found the courage to flee. Now she lives alone with a crazy roommate, has a broken-down car, a small and tiring work. But it is free and has the comfort of her dog and her friend Emily, she and a tattoo to be removed do know her a great guy, Lane. For an adolescent mistake he is found to be the father of a beautiful ten year old girl. The mother doesn't have wanted to know about her so he takes care of her alone and when his father died Lane also takes care of his sister and his mother with a lot of love. His life is only made of work and family, he doesn't have time or desire to a stable relationship. When Ashlyn remains homeless he absolutely can't make her sleep in the car. He allows her to live in a small apartment that is under his shop. Being so close, the attraction between them increases and will be difficult to fight against their own feelings. Will they be able to heal the wounds of their hearts and find a way to live peacefully a love story?
I really loved the protagonists of this story. Ashlyn is very fragile, insecure, Lane can not help but to protect her. They are great, very young but mature, they already understand how life can be tough.
This reading is very addictive, thanks to the alternation of the point of views of Ashlyn and Lane during the story. The plot is believable and realistic, unfortunately even the author has had a similar experience to the protagonist, she knows what it is to be so young and helpless, not knowing where to live.
It 's a pleasant and deep reading, romantic but not trivial,