Second Chances
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Last published Wed, Apr 29, 2020
Alyssa Reyes returns to her hometown after a broken engagement- yet another bead to a string of failed relationships. To add salt to the wound, she's arrived just in time to help plan her best friend's engagement to her brother. His best friend (and best man), Ryan, is an ex-boyfriend- a man who gave his whole heart to her when she couldn't give back in return (seriously, how unlucky could one girl be?). With firm belief that second chances don't exist, she strives to give her best friend the perfect wedding and attempts to make amends with Ryan, whose obnoxiously resistant to her efforts. And yet, why can't she shake those intense blue eyes that never seem to stop watching her?
Ryan Larsen is not prepared for Alyssa's return. In fact, the bitterness and resentment at the thought of her overwhelms him and gives him a new resolve as Justin's wedding gets closer. To show her and everyone how he's found love again with another woman, and has moved on from his past.
Or has he?
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