Readers of Lauren Asher and Mia Sheridan will love this angsty, New Adult romance exploring a forbidden relationship between fated souls by rising BookTok author Carian Cole.
When I was five years old, I told Toren Grace I was going to marry him when I grew up. When I turned eighteen, I made it clear I still felt the same. The problem? He's fifteen years older than me, and he's my father's best friend.
Toren Grace. My pseudo-uncle. He's always been my rock-the one I should never, ever want. But I do want him, and I love him. I always have.
Tor's one of the good guys. He's loving and devoted with a strong moral compass. One unexpected kiss between us rocked him clear off his axis. Now, we can't forget how that kiss felt, and what it changed. Nothing will ever be the same between us.
But I'm not a little girl anymore, and he's everything I want.
I'm everything he wants, too.
I know he's struggling, but I'm determined. With a last name of Valentine, I've got cupid in my veins. The heart wants what the heart wants, and it doesn't care about age or how we met. My father cares, though. And he's the one person neither one of us can stand to betray or hurt.
We're all being torn apart, and I don't know how to make everyone see that the wrongs are actually right.
When I was five years old, I told Toren Grace I was going to marry him when I grew up. When I turned eighteen, I made it clear I still felt the same. The problem? He's fifteen years older than me, and he's my father's best friend.
Toren Grace. My pseudo-uncle. He's always been my rock-the one I should never, ever want. But I do want him, and I love him. I always have.
Tor's one of the good guys. He's loving and devoted with a strong moral compass. One unexpected kiss between us rocked him clear off his axis. Now, we can't forget how that kiss felt, and what it changed. Nothing will ever be the same between us.
But I'm not a little girl anymore, and he's everything I want.
I'm everything he wants, too.
I know he's struggling, but I'm determined. With a last name of Valentine, I've got cupid in my veins. The heart wants what the heart wants, and it doesn't care about age or how we met. My father cares, though. And he's the one person neither one of us can stand to betray or hurt.
We're all being torn apart, and I don't know how to make everyone see that the wrongs are actually right.

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Tyler Grace was many things: A myth. An outcast. A hero. My prince.
My childhood and innocence were stolen when I was kidnapped at five years old. For eleven years I clung to my childhood fairytale books waiting for the prince I hoped would someday save me and carry me off to a happily ever after.
But I had no idea my savior would come in the form of a scarred recluse, covered in tattoo's, who can't--or won't--speak a word. But the moment our eyes met I knew he was the one. My prince.
Tyler Grace is haunted by his tragic past and he's sentenced himself to a lifetime of solitude in the woods. He's as lost in society as I am; scarred just as much on the inside as the outside. Just like me.
He saved my life that day he found me and killed my captor with his bare hands. I was warned to stay away from him, but I can't stop thinking about him. I ache to hear his voice and see him smile. And I want nothing more than to be the one to break through his walls. I think he's the only one who can break through mine, too.
Together we can have love, happiness, and a closeness that once felt impossible to have. But can we overcome the horrible twisted past that ties us together?
** This story has a happy ending** Tied can be read as a standalone book.
My childhood and innocence were stolen when I was kidnapped at five years old. For eleven years I clung to my childhood fairytale books waiting for the prince I hoped would someday save me and carry me off to a happily ever after.
But I had no idea my savior would come in the form of a scarred recluse, covered in tattoo's, who can't--or won't--speak a word. But the moment our eyes met I knew he was the one. My prince.
Tyler Grace is haunted by his tragic past and he's sentenced himself to a lifetime of solitude in the woods. He's as lost in society as I am; scarred just as much on the inside as the outside. Just like me.
He saved my life that day he found me and killed my captor with his bare hands. I was warned to stay away from him, but I can't stop thinking about him. I ache to hear his voice and see him smile. And I want nothing more than to be the one to break through his walls. I think he's the only one who can break through mine, too.
Together we can have love, happiness, and a closeness that once felt impossible to have. But can we overcome the horrible twisted past that ties us together?
** This story has a happy ending** Tied can be read as a standalone book.