4.5+ stars 
 Austin Stone left to find himself after his brother found him passed out after a drug overdose. He has wandered the country for four years trying to figure out what he needs to fill the void in his heart, the void caused by grief and guilt. 
 Edie Evans hasn't contacted those she loves in four years as well. Picking herself up from rock bottom has been a challenge, especially since she knows exactly what is missing but can't get it back. 
 These two broken individuals found peace with each other once, but careless words broke their easy peace and sent each into tailspins that led in different directions but the same results. Their history, their shared moments of innocent understanding, was both heartwarming and heartbreaking to read. Exactly what each is grieving is held with varying degrees of mystery. Readers understand at least part of Austin's grief, knowing what we know about his brother, Julian, but Edie's grief is a little more buried. A little less clear. 
 I had a hard time with the first half of the book. I'm not sure if it was a pacing issue, or just an issue with my own reading mood at the time, but it took me longer than I was anticipating to really dig into Austin and Edie's story. It wasn't until the second half of the book that the pages started flying by for me, and fly they did. I loved the emotions as Edie and Austin made their way back to each other and let each other back in to the place they once were. But though their connection is still there, there is a lot they didn't share all those years ago, and many hurdles they still have to face, including monsters from the past. 
 As with all the Bleeding Stars novels, this was an emotional rollercoaster with imperfectly flawed characters battling their own demons. I loved the sweet flashbacks of the comfort Austin and Edie found with each other, and the emotional war they each fought for forgiveness and healing. 
 Though much of the action takes place away from the rest of the Sunder family, they are still family, and when the band comes into the picture, the family atmosphere abounds (despite Ash's best efforts to continue the wild, partying ways they once all participated in). Ash's book, Stay, is due out next, and though the preview doesn't give much about Ash's side of the story, his leading lady's initial scene promises he will have a fight on his hands getting her to trust him, especially with his playboy reputation. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.