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OliviaHardin
Complete, First published Aug 21, 2017
Mature
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Ever heard that if you really want something, stop looking, and it will find you?
  
  Austin: For as long as I can remember, my dad has wanted to find his biological father. I've been searching for three long years, but now I've reached the end of the line. It's time to call it quits, admit defeat and go home . . . and then I met her.
  
  Mary: Times have been hard at Simoneaux Bayou since the hurricane came in and swallowed things up. But the community's beginning to rebuild, and I've started to think maybe we'll find a little bit of normal again soon. Tourists are coming back to Louisiana. Things have been so busy, I can barely stop to catch my breath . . . and then I met him.
  
  The spark of our chance encounter ignites a passion that might burn into the kind of love neither of us knew we were looking for...
  
  ~oOo~
  
  Boy meets girl. It's the way romances usually begin . . . and while we all love a happy ending, it's the #MeetCute that wins our hearts.
  
  How did you two meet?
  
  The #MeetCute Books each have a unique answer to that query. Some might make you swoon, others might make you giggle . . . and some may make you blush.
  
  Twelve authors. Twelve stand-alone contemporary romance novels. Twelve stories that will make your heart beat a little faster.
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The Raven - Born Out The Earth

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'"I cannot feel this way. You clearly don't feel-" "I do though." He interrupts me. I finally look up to meet his eyes. It holds so much sadness. "Believe it or not but it hurts me every time I see tears in your eyes." His hands reach for my face, one more time and gently wipes the tears off my face. No matter what, the tears keep flowing down. "Please don't cry." He whispers. "You have someone out there just for you. Waiting for you." I whisper softly. A sad smile forms on my face that is now saltier than the ocean bed itself. I try to tug his hand off my face, but his hold is firm. He leans his head down and places it against mine. "I know." His whisper equally soft. "You need to let go. Just as I am." I close my eyes and take in the breeze of ocean that surrounds him and now me. I hear a deep growl just as his hold tighten on my face but it's still gentle.' For the little Raven that was born out the woods, life was only about the survival of fittest. Hunt or be hunted. Until Aya came along and showed her that there was more to life. They became family, sisters and promised to stay together forever. But what happens when one of them finds their mate? Read along to find out the story of Amara Raven on her journey to find a place she belongs. Completed: 12/05/20 Can be read alone!

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