After five years of distance from her family, Katharine Winters is finally returning home to see the loved ones she abandoned after tragedy struck. Her hope is to seek forgiveness for the role she played in the death of her sister Isabel’s fiancé…and find a way to forgive herself along the way. But when her relationship begins to fall apart and the trauma of the past refuses to release its hold on her, she finds that going home again may be harder than she imagined.

Isabel Winters never thought she would find love again after the tragic death of her fiancé, Jake. It takes her by surprise when she finally feels a spark of attraction again after five years…only to learn that the man she can’t seem to look away from is the same one her sister brought back home with her. Isabel wants nothing more than to find a way to repair her broken relationship with Kat. Will the secrets of the past find a way to bring them together…or damage their relationship beyond repair?

What It Means to Break is the first in the three-part "What It Means" series. Romance scenes are fade-to-black and are considered mildly spicy. The content of this book contains content and topics that may be triggering to some individuals. Please be sure to read trigger warnings and prioritize your mental health.

Trigger warnings: physical and sexual violence, suicide, substance abuse, and self-harm.