From Yesterday To Always Series by Madilyn DeRose

Sometimes to understand the story, you have to go back to the beginning. Read between the lines. Evaluate all of the pieces to see how they fit together.Instead of standing my ground when I came face to face with my own version of the devil two months ago, I ran away. Healthy? No. Effective? Temporarily.Facing my past was a battle I had no interest in fighting, but it was stupid to think it'd come to anything else... moreSometimes to understand the story, you have to go back to the beginning. Read between the lines. Evaluate all of the pieces to see how they fit together.Instead of standing my ground when I came face to face with my own version of the devil two months ago, I ran away. Healthy? No. Effective? Temporarily.Facing my past was a battle I had no interest in fighting, but it was stupid to think it'd come to anything else. I took what I wanted, claimed the love that I'd finally let myself believe I deserved. I forgot that things don't work out for people like me.We don't get the boy and the house and the good life. We're the scraps. The leftovers that someone else already chewed up and spat on the sidewalk.Jaden did that. He really did a number on me; he managed to top all the other trauma I'd endured in my life. Now he was here, living in the love of my life's house. Breathing the same air, in the same city, looking at the same moon I did every night.So yes, I ran, but I couldn't stay gone forever. Alright, Portland. What new horrors do you have for me this time around? less

Em, Alden, and Kade have spent the last six months in switzerland, navigating their relationship together. After seemingly endless twists and turns, it feels like things will finally work out for them. Now that they’re home, there's just one thing they can't forget, no matter how much they'd like to. Jaden is a looming threat, even though he's been silent ever since Halloween. They're not naïve enough to think he'd give up on Em. All they can do is wait for him to make his next move... moreEm, Alden, and Kade have spent the last six months in switzerland, navigating their relationship together. After seemingly endless twists and turns, it feels like things will finally work out for them. Now that they’re home, there's just one thing they can't forget, no matter how much they'd like to. Jaden is a looming threat, even though he's been silent ever since Halloween. They're not naïve enough to think he'd give up on Em. All they can do is wait for him to make his next move. The situation is taking its toll on all of them; Em's state of mind is trending downward, Kade's mysterious past is threatening to drown him, and Alden feels responsible for holding all of them together. When Em receives a mysterious gift, she starts a game that was set up just for her. She could never say no to a good old-fashioned puzzle. What happens when she reaches the finish line, though? Sometimes things aren't always what they seem, but does it change anything in the end? less