All our lives we're taught not to talk to strangers and never to go anywhere with someone we don't know or trust. But what happens when that line between stranger and trusted adult is blurred? In one day I had my heart broken and my entire life turned upside down all because I was naive enough to think this would never happen to me. Now I lay here in this prison he's created for me and find myself saying, If only he had never kissed her...if only I had never decided to walk home...if only I never trusted him...I wouldn't be locked in this cold dark basement completely alone and wondering if...

A coming of age story of healing and learning how to not only fall in love...but to love yourself too, inspired by Colleen Hoover's amazing novel & MC Brightly's favorite book Hopeless. This book will pull on your heart strings and leave you feeling as if Hartley left a piece of her heart with you at the end of the book. Praise for The Art of Letting Go: * * Loved this story A sweet story of getting over your past and finding new love. MC Brightly is a new young author who is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. - Author Groupies * * Now about the story When Hartley was seventeen she...