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Basketball Night by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is Wes's POV of the events that happened at the basketball, their following trip to the ER, and his phone call with Liz after they both got home... -
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Molly - Part Two by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMolly and Ryan have spent months fighting their growing feelings for each other... -
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Pause by CJustMe, C.J. Adler
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAqueela, a dreamer and comedian at heart, has just one joyous vision - to transform lives through the mere power of friendship, friendships so solid that they last a lifetime. However, Jay, pessimistic by nature, is convinced that friends are overrated, and that Aqueela is nothing short of a whackjob with an idealistic perspective on the world. It would seem that he wants nothing to do with her...Categorized as:
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![Remember Us This Way by Sheridan Anne]()
Remember Us This Way by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNoah Ryan was my whole life. From start to end, it was always him.He taught me pain, patience, forgiveness, and the impact of the footprints I will leave in the sands of time. But most of all, he taught me what it meant to truly give my heart to another. It was short-lived and intense—a soul-shattering type of love—but it was mine, and I clung to it right until the end.Noah Ryan was my salvation... -
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![Difficult by R.L. Mathewson]()
Difficult by R.L. Mathewson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSurviving high school was going to be hard enough, but surviving telling the one girl that he couldn’t live without how he felt was going to be one of the most difficult things that Sebastian Bradford was ever going to do.From New York Times and USA Today’s bestselling author R.L...Categorized as:
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![Never Look Back by Lori L. Otto]()
Never Look Back by Lori L. Otto
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJack Holland finally has everything a man could want. After a lengthy courtship that has required persistence and self-restraint, Emi Hennigan– the woman Jack has been fantasizing about since college– has fallen in love with him. Together, the couple sets out to create their own happily-ever-after...Categorized as:
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![One Night with the Billionaire Boss by Serenity Woods]()
One Night with the Billionaire Boss by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s not every day you ask your best friend to get you pregnant.Oliver Huxley has asked me out on a date every month for the last ten years. And every time, I’ve said no.Yes, he’s a billionaire. Okay, he’s heart-meltingly gorgeous. And it’s true that he has a great reputation in the bedroom. Look, I have my reasons. He’s already broken my heart once... -
![Falling For Nicole by Tracy Lorraine]()
Falling For Nicole by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHate is easy. Love takes courage. If anyone knows what rock bottom feels like, it’s Nicole. Determined to make a fresh start after the death of her mum, she sells their home, packs up her things and moves to Devon to be close to the one person she has left, her best friend Lilly...Categorized as:
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![No Regrets Book 1 by Aimee Noalane]()
No Regrets Book 1 by Aimee Noalane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe left you. He's gone. And so are you. If life ever taught me anything, it's that nothing should be taken for granted. One moment... is all it takes to break a promise. Friendship becomes love. One second... is all takes to end a life. Love becomes pain. One distraction... is all it took to change our destiny. Pain becomes hate. One moment, one second, one distraction... -
![Branded Steel by M.J. Fields]()
Branded Steel by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe can sing, dance, and owns whatever stage he’s "performing" on.His looks make him a triple threat. And he’s gone viral.He is the Country Music Artist of the Year.Which means that face, those eyes, that hair, that body, and his voice are every-freaking-where.He’s America’s newest country sensation, and he can do no wrong.Except, he did.He totally did.And he did it to me...Categorized as:
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![You're So Vain by Whitney Dineen]()
You're So Vain by Whitney Dineen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFamily drama is something Lutéce Choate struggles to avoid. With a mother who’s an award-winning country western song writer, an aunt who’s a Country Music Hall of Famer, and a brother who’s a rock star, it hasn’t exactly been a low-key kind of life, and she’s ready for a break... -
![Wes Bennett's Vivid Dream by Lynn Painter]()
Wes Bennett's Vivid Dream by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWes has a dream about Liz coming to him in her prom dress, telling him he is the one she wants. But then he wakes up... -
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Love, Lost (Emi Lost & Found) by Lori L. Otto
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen years after his first encounter with the woman of his dreams, Jack spies Emi across a hotel lobby and reflects upon the missed opportunity of the one night they had together in college. In an effort to redeem himself, he attempts to rekindle the flame that had been ignited between them. Just as the two share a moment that leaves them both breathless, Emi's reality catches up to her...Categorized as:
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![Just Me by L.A. Fiore]()
Just Me by L.A. Fiore
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLark O'Bannion learned early that life isn't really like a fairy tale. Parents don't always love their children unconditionally, damsels, or even terrified and lonely little girls, are usually left to deal with their distress alone, Prince Charming rarely, if ever, comes riding to the rescue, and happily-ever-afters are a lovely concept but, in reality, are few and far between...Categorized as:
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![Smooch by Susan Renee]()
Smooch by Susan Renee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne night. No names. No rules. Just fun.Meant as revenge against my ex-boyfriend,And it was hands down the most physical and best night of my life.So, imagine my surprise when my one-night stand shows up at my workplace the following Monday, greets me by name, and asks for my number, adamant that fate is bringing us together.Of course, I refuse...Categorized as:
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![Contessa by Lori L. Otto]()
Contessa by Lori L. Otto
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook one of the YA/New Adult Choisie series by the author of Emi Lost & Found! When she was four, a generous couple welcomed orphan Olivia Sophia into their lives. As she grew up, her parents made good decisions for her, raising “Livvy” to be an intelligent and creative young girl...Categorized as:
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The Prelude of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Ella Daniels and Micha Scott are fourteen, they make a pact to leave the small town of Star Grove and create better lives for themselves. The pact was made as best friends, but over the next six years, their friendship begins to intensify. Feelings change. Grow. Veer towards love. But one tragic night changes everything. Hearts get broken. And the future they had planned changes forever...Categorized as:
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![Hasta que nos quedemos sin estrellas by Inma Rubiales]()
Hasta que nos quedemos sin estrellas by Inma Rubiales
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratings«No tengo ni idea de lo que es el amor. Creo que nunca antes lo había sentido. Lo único que tengo claro es que, cada vez que pienso en eso, eres tú quien se me viene a la cabeza» Maia. Liam. La historia de cómo dos astros colisionan Liam ha perdido su pasión por YouTube...Categorized as:
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![Strictly Forbidden: A Billionaire Secret Baby Romance by JA Low]()
Strictly Forbidden: A Billionaire Secret Baby Romance by JA Low
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLenna Lund plans everything. So much so she thought her boyfriend was going to ask her to take their relationship to the next level and move in together. She was wrong. The last person she expected to help nurse her broken heart was her grumpy yet gorgeous billionaire boss, Logan Stone. She wasn’t expecting his kisses to light her body on fire the way that they did...Categorized as:
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810 Destiny Dr. by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s the one all the girls want.The talented musician. The football player. He’s also my best friend. My ride or die. The one who knows all my secrets. Well, all but one. Only, he doesn’t see me the way he does all the other girls at Cherry Falls High. It’s like I’m invisible to him. Just one of the guys. But I want more... -
![The Cowboy and His Best Friend by Kaci Rose]()
The Cowboy and His Best Friend by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho meets their soul mate at 6 years old?SageI met him when I was 6. When he saved my life, at age 10 and we were instant best friends. At age 14 I returned the favor. We knew then we had a bond. But who meets their soul mate age 6? So, I ran. Years later and I'm in the hospital again, and he hasn’t left my side. Can we put the past behind us? And what about his playboy reputation..Categorized as:
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![The Cowboy and His Obsession by Kaci Rose]()
The Cowboy and His Obsession by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s time to convince her the only thing better than being my best friend, is being my wife.MeganWe met in high school when my best friend ditched me for a guy and his date ditched him. We had been best friends ever since. Then one weekend I'm on the ranch alone when one of the cows goes into labor and its having twins. When I see him in action helping me, everything changes...Categorized as:
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![Blood and Bone by Paula Dombrowiak]()
Blood and Bone by Paula Dombrowiak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJack O’Donnell is a middle-aged rock star with a long history of bad decisions. When unimaginable circumstances bring Jack and journalist Erin Langford, together, the two embark on a journey through Jack’s past where he recounts the rise and fall of his band and the profound bond he shared with his former bandmate and collaborator...Categorized as:
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![Sheets by Sareyen]()
Sheets by Sareyen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[BxB] Waking up next to someone after having a little too much to drink was no new, riveting story in this day and age. Waking up next to another boy, when you were also a boy, was a little more interesting, but still nothing to write home about. But waking up in Nico Beckett's sheets?To Wesley, it was a nightmare come to life... -
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![Lads & Lattes by A.J. Macey]()
Lads & Lattes by A.J. Macey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmma’s to-do list: 1- dump Tyler 2- survive new school 3- rock senior year My life was as perfect as a teenage girl could hope it would be; friends, boyfriend, straight-A student, loving parents, and all that jazz. Until my entire world comes crashing down...Categorized as:
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![Dear McKinnon by Danielle Keil]()
Dear McKinnon by Danielle Keil
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month. Everyone except new girl McKinnon Gregory.The envelope is the start of a monthly tradition called the Secret Admirers, and something McKinnon never thought she'd see. To her surprise-- and everyone else's-- the teal envelope is taped to her locker on March first... -
![Whispered Truths by Nicole Bailey]()
Whispered Truths by Nicole Bailey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMyah My life literally changed in the blink of an eye. I was happy, I was whole... and then my father died. Since then I haven't been the same. I've been battling inner demons as well as the ones on the outside--my mother the evilest of them all. It's time to take control of my life and Kyle Cooper makes me believe that I can... -
![Her Best Friend by Claire Kingsley]()
Her Best Friend by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNoah Douglas and Charlotte Lawson have been best friends since first grade. Noah had a hard time relating to other kids, and Charlotte was painfully shy. But once they found each other, they were inseparable. Now sixteen, Noah is starting to see Charlotte through new eyes. Maybe it’s just a crush. Charlotte is talented, fun, and pretty...Categorized as:
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![Whatever Happens by Micalea Smeltzer]()
Whatever Happens by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsViolet Page is having a rough time. This former popular girl is lost. Her parents uproot everything after her younger sister’s suicide, moving states away to escape the lingering pain of loss. She doesn’t fit in anywhere, but finds herself strangely drawn to the boy she watches view the world through a telescope. Finnley Crawford isn’t your typical boy next door...Categorized as:
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![A Unique Kind of Love by Jasmine Rose]()
A Unique Kind of Love by Jasmine Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLena Rose Winter is a typical seventeen year old girl, or so everyone thought. She has a secret, something she hates talking about. She knew what love is, and she dreads it especially after losing someone close to her heart.Liam Christopher Black is far from your typical bad boy. He's a good guy, the one who sits at the back of the class, not making any sound...Categorized as:
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![The Art of Life by Sarah Kay Carter]()
The Art of Life by Sarah Kay Carter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJeremy is a devastatingly attractive 21 year old guy with a secret, who just has to walk into a room and flash his winning smile to melt a girl's heart. Isabelle,"Izzy", is a barely noticeable artist, whose home life is less than to be desired. She feels completely alone in the world, that is until the fateful day when Jeremy saves her from school tormentors and changes both their lives forever...Categorized as:
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![Wide Spaces by Shelly Crane]()
Wide Spaces by Shelly Crane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWide Spaces is proud to be a part of The 12 NA's Novellas of Christmas 12 NA Novellas. 12 Best Selling Authors. A novella for Emma and Mason's first Christmas together after Wide Awake. Emma knows better than most that life can change from one second to the next. Mason knows that guilt can make you change so much, that you don't even recognize yourself in the mirror...Categorized as:
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![Breaking The Bad Boy by kaddydee]()
Breaking The Bad Boy by kaddydee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAshley Martin has been through more grief than a person experiences in their entire life and carries baggage that no kid should ever entail. Tyler Miller is the school's scandalous bad boy who acts on impulse, blinded rage and will single-handedly destroy anybody who stands in his way...Categorized as:
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![A and D (Re-print) by Louisse Carreon]()
A and D (Re-print) by Louisse Carreon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe's a jock. I'm not. He's popular. I'm not. He's good-looking. I'm not. And have I mentioned that we're the best of friends? So he loves me... as a friend. Too bad, because I don't just love him... I'm in love with him." -Dakota Evans Dakota's sarcastic, Aaron isn't. Aaron's a morning person, Dakota most definitely is not. Dakota's a nerd, while Aaron's a jock...Categorized as:
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![Y el mundo no dejaba de girar by Susanna Herrero]()
Y el mundo no dejaba de girar by Susanna Herrero
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUsune y Paul llevaban coincidiendo toda su vida: vecinos, amigos y enemigos, se ven en la playa, en el parque, en los bares, en el astillero. En todas partes. Pero nunca iban juntos a ninguna.Usune cree que conoce al impertinente de Paul, lo que no sabe es que él tiene un arma muy poderosa: su sonrisa de hoyuelos y la forma en que sus ojos azules la miran.La vida de Usune está a punto de cambiar...Categorized as:
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![Hustlin' Texas by K.C. Klein]()
Hustlin' Texas by K.C. Klein
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly one person in Oak Groves is happy to see bad girl Nikki Logan back in town...Oak Groves' most beloved bachelor, Jett Avery, lives by a simple set of rules. Getting involved with a complicated woman isn't one of them. He learned that the hard way two years ago when he spent one of the most incredible nights of his life with Nikki Logan...Categorized as:
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![Unconditional Love by Andrew Grey]()
Unconditional Love by Andrew Grey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"A Seven Days Story" Can a person's life change in just one day? How about seven? Donald Pottier and Jason Greene are barely more than boys when they meet on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. A day of crabbing soon turns them from strangers to friends, then to something more, but the boys' time is limited: at the end of the summer, Jay will leave Don and the island behind... -
![A Christmas Proposal by Lindsey Hart]()
A Christmas Proposal by Lindsey Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was single again! Finally! Lana was not about to miss this opportunity. She’ll had a crush on the guy for oh so many years. And as her brother’s best friend, he was going to be spending Christmas with the family. It was all perfect. Seduce the guy and get to know what all the hype of her teenage years was about. There was only one problem. He is a jerk...Categorized as:
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![The Wanderer by Nia Forrester]()
The Wanderer by Nia Forrester
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReturning home after a long sojourn abroad, Blu contemplates whether the time has finally come for her to put down some roots. Bryan, meanwhile, has been firmly rooted in one place and in one life for what now seems like far too long...Categorized as:
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![Missing Beats by K.L. Shandwick]()
Missing Beats by K.L. Shandwick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo Jo, rock stars = Fame. Money. Music. Sex. A lifestyle she literally has no respect for. Josie Carmichael's no rock star. She's not even famous and she doesn't particularly like musicians, but when a boy from her childhood reconnects unexpectedly, her life is put on hold...Categorized as:
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![Dare You to Chase the Soccer Player by Lacy Andersen]()
Dare You to Chase the Soccer Player by Lacy Andersen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA little dare never hurt anybody...It seems like all a girl needs these days is a little mascara and concealer blended over her acne scars to make her mark on the world – especially if she wants to become a famous makeup artist. I’m only a junior in high school, but I’ve got major goals...Categorized as:
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![Malaise by Max Henry]()
Malaise by Max Henry
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinal exams and end of year parties don’t seem so important at your brother’s funeral. Two short weeks, and Meg would have survived her senior year relatively unscathed. But when her best and only friend—her brother—dies in a questionable road accident, being the loner in her year doesn’t fit as well as it used to... -
![Forever and Ever by Devon McCormack]()
Forever and Ever by Devon McCormack
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey missed out on love...or so they thought.At seventy-seven, Wes Brenner is certain he's lived a full life. But one thing he'll never know is true love.When he heads to Heathrow Estates retirement community, planning to spend the rest of his days playing golf and taking spin classes, he runs into an acquaintance from his hometown: Art Cromley... -
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You Walked In by Tia Louise
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn opposites-attract, sports-romance novella Daisy’s just trying to finish high school. Scout’s just trying to escape. Neither is looking for love, until… (The TWIST OF FATE Prequel story readers demanded..Categorized as:
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![Dare You to Resist the Bull Rider by Lacy Andersen]()
Dare You to Resist the Bull Rider by Lacy Andersen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA little dare never hurt anybody...My sophomore year at Rock Valley High was a total downer. Joining the wrong crowd and nearly getting drowned aren’t exactly things I want to write about on my college admission essays.But my best friend, Hunter, is moving back home from spending a year on his grandpa’s ranch...Categorized as:
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![Omitting You by T. Ashleigh]()
Omitting You by T. Ashleigh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhys:I’ve loved him since before I understood what love meant.My best friend, my secret keeper, my defender.The boy with the glasses and quiet temperament.The guy with the sweetest smile, who has the dirtiest mouth.The man who owns me. Mind, body, and soul.I’m ready for the world to know that he’s mine. To love him out loud.The problem? Winston isn’t ready. And I’m not sure he ever will be... -
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Sailor's Warning by Noelle Greene
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey want her complete silence. He wants her complete surrender. He’s ambitious and overbearing. Meri Darrow has Rob McLain pegged. He’s a fund manager, more interested in profit than innovation. Rob wants the privileged life she rejected long ago, right down to the showy ocean view villa. Cute as he is, he’s definitely not her type... -
![Caffeine: A Young Adult Romance by Livia Halteh]()
Caffeine: A Young Adult Romance by Livia Halteh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAspen Haste struggles with things most teenagers have no problem dealing with. As a sixteen-year-old girl with crippling anxiety and currently on medication, her only solace is the same order she asks in Café de Fleur. This helps somewhat, but she still has to deal with the perils of teenage life, as well as her insomnia from the medication.Well . . -
![Cowboy Villain Damsel Duel by Ginger Scott]()
Cowboy Villain Damsel Duel by Ginger Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRIVERDALE meets INCEPTION in this twisty and unique YA coming-of-age romance.Quarterback.Class president.Burnout.We all have our identities.Most of the time, they come from our circumstances. They're made by others—shoes for us to walk in whether they fit or not.But what if?What if we could take off those shoes...Categorized as:
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![A Thousand Words by Treblehearts]()
A Thousand Words by Treblehearts
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReece Bremer goes through life with a scowl and cold personality. Jessica Andrews goes through life with a glowing smile and positive outlook. Reece looks at life with dull, judgmental eyes that make him hate the world and the people living in it. Jessica, well . . . She looks at life through a camera. Literally...
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