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Ethan knows how to love people.
He just seems to forget how the second he starts dating them.
With his best friends, Michelle and Rachel, he's effortless-loyal, honest, irritatingly observant, and always there when it matters. But the moment a woman becomes more than a friend, Ethan starts wondering what he's supposed to say, how often he should call, when he should give her space, and what exactly a good boyfriend is meant to look like.
Then he meets Claire.
Claire doesn't play games. She says what she means, knows what she wants, and has no interest in pretending not to care. Their first date goes completely off plan-and somehow becomes the easiest night Ethan has had in years.
For once, there are no mixed signals. No commitment issues. No reason this shouldn't work.
And maybe that's the problem.
Because the more Ethan falls for her, the harder he tries to get everything right. And Claire, who has always known how to build a good relationship, starts building theirs before either of them has stopped to ask what they actually want it to become.
They're good together.
Maybe too good at trying to be.
**A romance about falling in love, staying yourself, and discovering that sometimes the hardest part of a relationship begins after you've already chosen each other.**
This Should be Easy
A People We Choose Novel
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
First edition, 2026.
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