A boy recently released from jail and the daughter of a prosecutor
fall for each other against the odds in Prerna Pickett's YA novel, If
You Only Knew.
Corey has just been released from jail, and all he wants is a new
beginning. But when his former gang comes knocking, Corey agrees to
vandalize the home of Kent Hopper, the prosecutor who put him away.
To erase the guilt she carries from getting away with a crime, Tessa
spends most of her nights riding her motorcycle. When she catches Corey
destroying her father's car, she doesn't see a criminal: She sees a way
to finally right her own wrongs. So instead of turning Corey over to the
police, she convinces her father to give Corey a second chance.
As Tessa and Corey spend more time with each other, it becomes difficult
to ignore the pull between them. But they're both keeping secrets, and
when those secrets come to light, they'll each have to face their demons
in order to have a future together.