First There Was You
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Complete, First published May 14, 2020
Mature
*Book One in the Every Other Memory Series*


Elle Montgomery is a model daughter, student, sister, and friend with everything ahead of her. Her ambitious, A-type personality doesn't leave a lot of room for her to relax, and she struggles to find balance as life becomes more and more complicated. 

But when she finds herself drawn back to childhood friend and reluctant bad boy Greyson Pruitt, who she's loved longer than she can even remember, life as Elle knows it will never be the same - and neither will she.

From the outside looking in, Greyson Pruitt has it all. A one way ticket to division one college hockey and fast track to the NHL, parents who are madly in love (emphasis on madly), and no shortage of girls who are interested in capturing his cautious heart. 

But no one can see his world crumbling around him as we watches his friend battle a potentially terminal illness, his sister move six thousand miles away, and his parents' unpredictable, rollercoaster relationship fracture.

So when the girl he's looked out for all his life sees what no one else can, how is he supposed to say no to what she offers, what he's always wanted?

The only thing standing in his way? The fear that his happiness will come at the expense of hers. 

Stay tuned!
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