Publisher's Synopsis
Dre is everything Roxanne should avoid. He's a boy with a bad temper, a possible drinking problem, and enough emotional baggage to weigh down a freight train-thanks in no small part to his fraught relationship with his mother. Roxanne thought she could deal with all that, keep him at arm's length, and maybe even help him heal.
But then the unthinkable happens: the word "murderer" is added to Dre's long list of problems. Suddenly, Roxanne finds herself entangled in a storm of emotions and danger she never signed up for. She wants to save him-from himself, from the world, from the darkness that threatens to consume him-but it's not so simple.
Every time she tries to break through Dre's carefully constructed walls, he builds them higher, shutting her out even as her feelings for him grow deeper. Roxanne sees the cracks in his armor, glimpses the boy hidden beneath the pain and anger, but Dre is determined to push her away, afraid to let anyone in.
Can Roxanne save Dre from the shadows he's hiding in? And will Dre ever allow himself to be saved? Or will time-and their choices-run out before she can reach him?
In this gripping story of love, redemption, and the scars of the past, Roxanne must decide how far she's willing to go for the boy who might be beyond saving.
