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spiritualhottie
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there's a bar in the city, and it just happens to be ran by the Castillo Crime Family.
*this story falls between Natalie Young and Sam Castillo, the son of Richie Castillo.
This book has not been edited, so excuse any errors.
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cmcbook
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Nia Hart is used to living quietly, slipping in and out of rooms without being noticed, keeping her world small, controlled and safe.
Aidan Collins is the opposite, loud laughter, bright energy, the kind of man who fills every space he walks into.
She's an introvert with a laser‑focused career.
He's an extrovert with a reputation that follows him everywhere.
In private, they're soft.
In public, they're a headline.
He has golden‑boy charm and easy laughter.
She has quiet ambition and careful boundaries.
He pulls people in.
She keeps them at arm's length.
And when the world discovers them, the contrast becomes impossible to ignore: he shines in the spotlight, she hides from it.
To stay together, they'll have to learn how to meet in the middle, and build a love that survives both the noise and the silence.
Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to the images used both on the cover and throughout the story.
cmcbook
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Aaliyah Johnson is in her final year at Magnolia State University, where she's balancing a scholarship, an art degree, and the pressure of not knowing what comes next.
Elias Carter, the university's baseball captain, seems to have everything figured out, except his own heart.
When mutual friends and a poetry club bring them together, sparks ignite in the most unexpected ways. She's brilliant and blunt; he's disciplined and mysterious.
But between classes, practices, and the expectations of everyone around them, connection becomes the one thing they can't plan for.
From strangers to friends to something far deeper, their story grows with every season, rooted beneath a magnolia tree that sees it all.
Autumn brings sparks: "I'm curious about you, but I don't even know why yet."
Winter, closeness: "You calm me when I didn't realise I needed calming."
Spring, love: "I've known for a while... I just didn't want to ruin it."
Summer, uncertainty: "Even if everything changes, you've changed me already."
Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to the images used both on the cover and throughout the story.
astoldbylani
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A promise.
It seems like the simplest thing in the world to keep. But so often, they're broken, empty and hollow.
They seem like the easiest thing in the world to believe, but after the words are left out to bleed, after they leave you waiting and wanting, after all the emptiness and hollow words-how are you going to believe the one who actually say what they mean?
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