The Avery Stone Series by A. Vrana

Avery Stone is a mess of a human. By her early twenties, she hasn't developed any meaningful relationships besides the one she shares with her best friend, Lorelei. Never fully healed from her childhood, with one parent absent and the other in a perpetual depression, she's left emotionally stunted but ready to open herself up to more. However, that confidence soon falls to the wayside when she meets Garrison... moreAvery Stone is a mess of a human. By her early twenties, she hasn't developed any meaningful relationships besides the one she shares with her best friend, Lorelei. Never fully healed from her childhood, with one parent absent and the other in a perpetual depression, she's left emotionally stunted but ready to open herself up to more. However, that confidence soon falls to the wayside when she meets Garrison. She stumbles clumsily through her newfound feelings for him and leaves wreckage in her wake. Afraid of the emotions Garrison awakens in her, Avery leaves and moves to a new city. Hoping for a new start, she quickly finds herself failing to navigate a big move, new relationships, and realizes she's in way over her head when someone else's past begins to threaten her own life.***Please be aware this specific work, and the others in this series, have explicitly detailed sexual content as well as trigger warnings. It is not an appropriate read for anyone under the age of 18. It discusses sexual assault, abuse, and a character’s past of being groomed, blackmailed, and mental trauma.*** less

Avery Stone's life has been flipped upside down. After accidentally getting tangled up with a malicious drug lord, she is sent to live in a safe house far away from her mother and her friend, Lorelei. Forced to live in a house full of men, including her boyfriend and her ex, it doesn't take long for tempers to flair. Fights break out, the tension in the house is palpable, and each day that goes by her relationships strain more and more until they're hanging on by a thread... moreAvery Stone's life has been flipped upside down. After accidentally getting tangled up with a malicious drug lord, she is sent to live in a safe house far away from her mother and her friend, Lorelei. Forced to live in a house full of men, including her boyfriend and her ex, it doesn't take long for tempers to flair. Fights break out, the tension in the house is palpable, and each day that goes by her relationships strain more and more until they're hanging on by a thread. Determined to take her future into her own hands once more, Avery plots and schemes her way into situations that are impossible to navigate, and loses loved ones along the way. Her life is forever changed with each new heartbreak, but it doesn't stop her from desperately fighting with everything she has left to find her own happily ever after. less