CM Neff

Nineteen-year-old Liberty is down to only change in her pocket. She's been in survival mode for the last five years, unable to trust another, only relying on herself to survive. After walking for hours, she desperately needs to relax and think, clueless about her next steps since she has nowhere to go. When she walks into K's Diner in Harbine, Alabama, known for its chili cheese fries, the style screams safe haven.
Twenty-four-year-old Kolten lost his parents when he was a senior in high school but that didn't stop him from keeping the family business going. He's single, jaded, and has been numb to life since the accident. Every day, he goes through the motions of living. Until now. Fiercely feeling the need to protect this stranger, Kolten wants to help this girl but soon feels the desire for more awaken. Their troubled pasts collide, giving them common ground.
Longing for connection, a friendship ignites and for the first time, a feeling of home. But when this delicate scale is tipped, what matters most is threatened as they find themselves fighting their past. Will their future be ripped away or will they be able to come home and find each other waiting?