She's my person, I can feel it in my bones. But I'm a broken man and until I heal myself, I have to let her go. Right now, it's just not our time, or maybe she was never mine to keep. After all, some of the most beautiful moments on this earth are merely just passing through. Cruz Valentine A tortured mind. A broken soul. An achromatic life of grey. Taylah Barker A good girl. Full of life. An explosion of light. A chance meeting as young kids, Cruz had no idea the impact Taylah would have on his life. As years went by, the memory of her warmth was the only thing keeping him from slipping too far into the dark. Until the summer that changed it all. What started out as a forbidden romance just for the summer, turned into a breathtaking collision of two souls finding their way back to each other. But with so much unhealed trauma, Cruz knows he has to heal the chaos in his heart and in his head before he can love Taylah the way he intends on loving her. A right person, wrong time love story with a whirlwind of emotions and heartache, as true love tries to find its way home. Domestic Violence is mentioned and portrayed throughout. Book One of the Tortured Hearts Series.