Finding Ava
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At six years old, Ava Carter lost her brothers to divorce.
At sixteen, she loses everything else.
With both parents gone, Ava is forced to move in with the brothers she hasn't seen in a decade - and the life she doesn't recognize. She's grieving. Guarded. Holding onto secrets that could change everything.
Then she meets Blake.
Her brother's best friend. Off-limits. Complicated. Dangerous in the quietest way.
Falling for him was never part of the plan.
But neither was losing her entire world.
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