NinaEvangeline
To the residents of Whisper Creek, Minnie is just a spoiled rich girl in expensive clothes. They don't see the scars. They don't know she spent her mornings delivering newspapers and her nights scrubbing floors just to keep her family afloat after tragedy struck.
Living with severe chronic illnesses like hEDS, SMAS, and Nutcracker syndrome, Minnie has learned to survive by keeping her walls high and her pain to herself. Especially around Nick, her arrogant new neighbor, who judges her from the moment she arrives, fueled by bitter rumors from her past.
But everything changes when Nick learns the truth about Minnie from her mother. Crushed by guilt and desperate to make things right, he finds her lost bucket list and begins creating a series of romantic moments meant to help her chase the dreams she buried long ago. As summer fades into winter, the ice between them starts to crack.
But when Minnie finds a photograph on his phone, everything shatters. Was she ever falling for Nick, or for a carefully planned apology?