The Solitary Enigma
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Ongoing, First published Mar 10, 2018
"I love you too much to let myself ruin you."


She had loved and lost, and he never bothered to try.


Natasha Reed had a turbulent past. She had been wronged, and she has wronged others. But after a year of trying to outrun the ghosts of her past and the consequences of her bad decisions, she finally has the fresh start she'd needed. After the terrible betrayal of her closest friends and the monstrosity committed by the boy she had hoped would give her the happily ever after she'd always wanted, she knows better than to believe in friendship or love. But earnest sounding promises are broken, and resolutions can be weakened. And nobody knows it better than her. But she also knows that her past isn't something she can just ignore. Can her new feelings and opportunities win when pitted against the torment that has been her companion for so long? 



Sebastian Bain has his own set of problems. He considers it easier to not let people in, and he has his reasons. But when someone unknowingly burrows her way into his heart, would he be able to do what it takes to keep her? Or maybe, the bigger question is, will anything be enough to keep her?

What happens when even love isn't enough?
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