As I've previously mentioned, I love this series by Loren. This one has a great premise but the execution wasn't quite as good as the other two I have read. The series is built around 4 women who survived a high school shooting twelve years ago. Taryn's younger sister was killed that night and her family is still broken down. Taryn has become a forensic psychologist who studies the behavior of school shooters and has created a program to try to reach these kids sooner rather than too late. Shea happens to be the older brother of one of the shooters. Meaning his brother killed Taryn's sister. Yeah, awkward. In the beginning of the book he's back in town, but under an assumed name as his life as the brother of a killer has been less than ideal. Taryn and Shea are great characters whose relationship is majorly complicated by their shared past. I loved that they talked through things and were able to get past some difficult moments. Unfortunately, I felt there wasn't enough time devoted to dealing with the fallout of their public lives. Conflicts were introduced but then hand-waved away near the end of the story.
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