Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh (Paperback)

A powerful young love story about healing, resilience and emotional survival, this second instalment in The Boys of Tommen series follows two teenagers whose connection is tested by trauma, secrecy and life-changing setbacks.

Johnny Kavanagh’s future once looked certain. A devastating injury has taken him off the pitch and stripped him of the identity he built around his sport. Left questioning everything he thought he knew about himself, he struggles with uncertainty and isolation while trying to rebuild his sense of purpose. In the middle of this turmoil, his thoughts keep returning to a girl who has quietly taken hold of his heart.

Shannon Lynch lives a very different kind of battle. Her life is shaped by fear, responsibility and the need to protect her younger brothers at all costs. Haunted by experiences she cannot escape and forced into silence by circumstance, she carries more than anyone her age should have to bear. Trust does not come easily, and opening up to anyone feels impossible.

Despite everything standing between them, Johnny and Shannon share a connection that refuses to fade. As their feelings deepen, they are forced to navigate emotional wounds, external dangers and secrets that threaten to surface at any moment. With pressure building on every side, they must decide whether love is strong enough to survive when everything else is falling apart.

This is a story of vulnerability, trust and the struggle to hold on to hope when life feels overwhelming. Chloe Walsh delivers an emotionally charged romance filled with friendship, heartbreak and the complexities of growing up under extraordinary pressure.

Perfect for readers who enjoy emotional contemporary romance, friends-to-lovers stories, sports romance, found family, trauma recovery themes and deeply character-driven love stories.