When seventeen-year-old Leo Reyes sacrifices his own dreams to become guardian to his three younger siblings, he builds walls around his heart that no one can penetrate. For a decade, he works multiple jobs, navigates endless bureaucracy, and creates a semblance of stability for his family -- all while convincing himself that his own happiness is a luxury he can't afford.

Ethan Webb fled Riverton the first chance he got, chasing literary success and leaving behind the only real connection he'd ever known. Now, despite acclaim and achievement, he returns to his hometown empty, seeking something his writing career couldn't provide.

When their worlds collide again, Leo and Ethan must confront what might have been against the reality of what is. As external forces threaten the fragile life Leo has constructed, both men discover that some punctuation marks don't end sentences -- they merely pause them before the story continues.

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