- country music star x mechanic 
- girlfriend's uncle
- forbidden romance 
- queer awakening 
- second chance 

CW: religious trauma, death/overdose, grief, suicidal ideation, on page suicide attempt, substance abuse/use, cheating, one mmc is HIV+

Segan & Josiah have a magnetic chemistry that crackles between them despite Segan dating Lana, Josiah's niece. As Segan and Lana start to drift apart, he and Josiah drift closer, and it's the intensity of the feelings between them that has Josiah hightailing it out of town before more lines get crossed. 

Things only go down hill from there for Segan after Josiah leaves. Lana ODs, Segan battles with depression and alcohol abuse because of it, and eventually attempts to commit suicide because he feels like he has nothing left without her. 

Fast forward seven years though and Segan is thriving after his attempt. Now a famous country music star in Nashville, Segan is finally living his dream and has everything he ever wanted. & then he runs into Josiah (literally) and every feeling and memory he'd done his best to forget comes rushing back. 

Oof Segan and Josiah's story is not at all an easy one. Both of them have been through the wringer, and their story was heavier and more angsty I was expecting, but it made their hard earned love story that much better. On top of that, Ashley did an amazing job touching on the sensitive topics in WNAND, and I was blown away at how different this was compared to the other books I've read by her.