Afterglow Between the Lines (Afterglow Series Novella #2.5) by Stacey LP
 
"Just once, could we follow our hearts over our heads?"
 
Sometimes survival means picking up the pieces-a fact Brian knows all too well. But in the aftermath of an alien invasion, there just isn't enough time to mend each broken part.

After waking up to find one of their own missing, the group is beyond fractured. The one solace Brian has, is knowing that at least his best friends, the Twenty-Somethings, are still by his side.

Except, when the feelings he's been trying to ignore all but scream to be released, Brian's faced with the biggest question of all:

What if?

Told from Brian's perspective, Between the Lines follows our camp of survivors on their mission to recruit reinforcements and assemble an army of anarchists to take down the alien-worshipping cult that threatens to destroy them all... basically. More than that, Between the Lines is a love story of found family, timing, risking it all, bearing your soul, and healing.