Us Against Fate

Seventeen-year-old Gracie Jackson is hanging on by a thread. Caring for her sick mother while working a full-time job at the Shakes n' Slaw and trying to finish high school is more than anyone should be expected to handle. Plus, she's so lonely it hurts. That's why when the new guy at school, Joshua Cadman, enters her life, she's leery—but interested. Josh and Gracie quickly build a relationship, and with Josh's dad, Ben, Gracie finally finds the family she's longing for.
But just when she ...