Blair has always believed in fate. The quiet kind. The belief that suffering means something, that love arrives when it is meant to, and that if you are careful enough, the universe will eventually meet you halfway. She is careful with control, with love, with hope. But beneath it all lives a stubborn yellow optimism she has never been able to let go of. Then one night, fate leads her straight into danger. And into Austin.
A boy from a different world. A boy who does not believe in fate at all.
Austin believes in choices. Consequences. Damage that does not disappear just because someone survives it.
What begins as attraction turns into something heavier. Something harder to escape. But as Blair is pulled deeper into Austin’s world, the truth about his past begins unraveling everything she thought she understood about pain, love, and why people suffer in the first place.
Because loving Austin means risking the belief that love is promised. That healing is guaranteed. That everything happens for a reason.
What if nothing does?
Trust Me is a raw, intimate contemporary romance about desire without guarantees, hope under pressure, and choosing each other even when the universe offers no reassurance. Exploring themes of trauma, addiction, eating disorders, grief, and recovery, it is intended for mature readers.
Tella Alvarez knows how to hit the spot with her writing. This has to be one of the most relatable books I’ve read and it was so hard to read at points because I could FEEEEL their pain!
Cherry is me as a character and I need to give her some spotlight! That girl was going through so much while still trying to take care of her best friend too! I’m CROSSING MY FINGERS there is a Cherry and Levi book because i actually will die if I don’t get it.