Never Summer Again
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"What are you left with, if you give up everything you think you know, for love?"
LYDIA YOUNG hates her life. She's rich, beautiful, and popular, and dates a future lord, but her only wish is to get as far away from it all as possible. And she would do everything and anything in her power to do so.
She's been admitted to a top university and is keeping everything in her life in check, preparing for moving away to Scotland and finally starting anew.
Until her best childhood friend, MARK CARTER returns from America and drops into her life like a grenade, about to explode. Devastatingly handsome, grown-up and shroud in mystery, he sucks her into a vortex of love, excitement, and secrets until Lydia is left stranded far, far away from her clearly laid out, preset path.
At least, she still has Mark.
Or so she thinks.
She can tell Mark is hiding something. She just doesn't know what yet.
When the grenade finally goes off and Mark's past and Lydia's present catch up with them, Lydia has only one question to ask herself: What are you left with, when you give up everything you think know, for love?
Author's note:
This is my first book! All feedback is welcome! Let me know what you think, you guys! :)
🥇 Best Beginning in the Sweet Waffle Awards
🥈 Romance in the Lovely Valentine Awards
🥈 Best Hook in the Lovely Valentine Awards
🥉 Honorable Mention in the Lovely Valentine Awards, Best Opening Chapter Category
[Trigger Alert]
[This book mentions mental health issues/Depression/Suicide]
[There are some detailed descriptions of mental health deteoriation episodes]
[This book contains foul language/swearing]
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#5 #richkids 25 November 2022
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