After being attacked and defending herself from an attempted rape, Serena is discovered by the roadside, disrobed and left for dead, by police detective Levi Morgan and his son, Zayne, who rush her to the hospital. As his father investigates to find the attacker, Zayne becomes very protective of Serena and commits himself to helping her recover and regain her trust in others. But as Zayne and Serena’s friendship grows, will they be able to get over their fear that their growing attraction to each other will hurt this friendship? The tremendous dramatic incident that brings Zayne and Serena together creates the impression that the reader is about to experience a strong suspense mystery with dramatic underpinnings of a character’s battle with post-traumatic stress; however, the mystery is quickly and almost too perfectly resolved, while Serena’s post mental fears are lightly touched upon and minimalized in order to bring the reader to the true theme of a mainly clean YA romance. The story is mainly presented through conversation and long texting over the period of plot time, and readers who enjoy a light HEA romance between college age adults and their circle of friends will be satisfied by this tale, while mystery, suspense, and mental drama adherents will feel a strong story may have been missed. ( )