The Bittersweet Bond

<p><strong>The Bittersweet Bond</strong> is the raw and atmospheric first book in the <em>Under Barbara's Sky</em> series-a story about blurred lines broken trust and the impossible pull of first love.</p><p></p><p>Evin is the kind of girl you don't get to keep. Fierce untamed and hiding more than anyone realizes.</p><p>Bas is the boy who's never had to say sorry-and doesn't plan to start now.</p><p>Together they are magnetic and messy a storm waiting to break.</p><p>But when secrets resurface and the past refuses to stay buried everything unravels.</p><p>Set in sun-drenched Santa Barbara this coming-of-age romance explores what happens when love isn't enough-and what it takes to choose yourself even if it means breaking your own heart.</p><p></p><p>Told through dual points of view <em>The Bittersweet Bond</em> captures the intensity of being young and lost in love and at war-with the world with the past and with yourself. With its emotionally layered characters morally gray dynamics and slow-burning tension this novel will resonate with readers who crave stories that are both gut-wrenching and healing.</p><p></p><p>This story walks the tightrope between unraveling and redemption.</p><p></p><p><strong>Content Note:</strong> This novel contains themes of trauma emotional abuse and sexual violence. Reader discretion advised.</p>