Nineteen-year-old Whit Conrad leaves her conservative Pennsylvania home for sunny California, looking for independence, a fresh start, and a place to stash her grief. She promptly finds a job at a tattoo parlor, a craptastic first apartment, and one friend—Ryan—who is a little less friend, a little more benefits.Deo Beckett is a soulful surfer with a passion for tattoos and beautiful women. On the eve of his twenty-second birthday, he finds himself living with his grandfather, recently unemployed, and seriously adrift. He doesn’t know much about what he wants out of life, but he does know his current situation isn't cutting it.When Deo meets Whit, she’s all sexy makeup and fierce, smart-ass fun. It doesn’t take him long to see past her tough shell. And when he gets a good look at what's under all the superficial stuff that usually gets his attention, it leaves Deo wondering if there might be more to life than living fast and free.Too bad Whit has a past she doesn't plan on sharing—no matter how hot Deo is. She might want him, but she knows better than to let her guard down.Deo falls for Whit, and falls hard. But everything about her, down to that mysterious tattoo and the way she thrashes in her sleep, tells him that the girl he loves is hiding something. And the more he pushes for answers, the more Whit pulls away.Having your guard up is one thing, but are the lengths Whit goes to to protect her secret worth throwing away the second chance she has at happiness with Deo?I really enjoyed this book. I think the relationship between Deo & Whit was great. .I think they strived to make each other better. Especially trying to motivate Deo in actually doing something with his life besides being a beach bum. I think she made him think about his future and he wanted her.I really didn't like Whit when she kept going back & forth whether she wanted him.. I was like hurry up already! You know you want him!I like that he was her comfort :)Lengths is a great book and I can't wait to pick up the rest of the series! I didn't like this one. Some things were messed up. The first time whit thinks about her brother she says he's older but later in the book he's a year younger than her. She has a W tattoo behind her ear and Deo thinks it's for her name but then a few pages later he says it's not for her name. How would he know? Sections would skip ahead weeks but you wouldn't know until you read half the page. And near the end didn't really explain what Deo did for her brother. After 75% of the book I started skimming parts. The storyline could work if the book made more sense to me.
