The Consequences of Falling

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Navigating grief and personal struggles has never been easy; doing so alongside falling in love is just asking for heartache.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Haunted by his trauma Atlas Hale is a recluse who seeks solace in silence navigating through life with a stone-cold expression to guard against any emotional intrusion. Shrouded by the pain of his past Atlas has steadfastly sworn off relationships altogether. He walks a solitary path where connections are avoided to prevent the risk of further heartache. He's content in his isolation or at least he thought he was until he met her.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Nova Hawkins a lifelong dreamer faces a profound shift when grief shadows her world after her mother's death. Hardly grappling with her new reality the pain only intensifies when Nova receives a poignant reminder-a bucket list and letters from her deceased mother. Realizing she isn't healed enough to complete them alone she stumbles upon a solution to her problem on the anniversary of her mother's death.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Atlas has his own traumas to figure out and the last thing that he needs is a companion. He knows that allowing Nova into his already crumbling life is a recipe for disaster. But what happens when the pair find themselves gaining far more than they garnered? Can their love endure or will the weight of their pasts be insurmountable? </span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>