The Hard Truth About Sunshine by Sawyer Bennett is a standalone story of four very damaged individuals who meet in group therapy and the road trip they take that changes them all irrevocably. It both is and isn't a romance. There is an element but the friendship and healing is the strongest and most powerful part of the story. Told solely from the POV of Christopher Barlow, a wounded vet who is furiously angry and raging at the world, we get a more complete story as he goes from present day to past moments. 
 Beautifully written and such an emotionally engaging story it was definitely a change from the usual stories from one of my MUST-READ authors but, as she IS a MUST-READ author for me it was a no-brainer. When you want something more than than the steamy romance, fluffy love stories I HIGHLY recommend this story to you. Enjoy!