Fear of Love
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{BOOK 3 OF THE 'FALLING SERIES} {THIS BOOK IS SELF-PUBLISHED}
Lydia Ellis has been burned enough times her in life that she no longer believes in love. Why give your heart to someone who will only crush it. For years she's only focused on building her magazine, Fushion Weekly, to be the best magazine in the city. But what she doesn't see coming is the grumpy, rude, ice rink owner Landon Boone.
Landon Boone was only 11 years old when he took on the role of helping raise his brothers after his father left. For years he's put his life on the back burner in order to make sure his family was taken care of. He's content with his life as he runs his own business and the last thing he needed was a smart mouthed blonde to come barreling into his life.
But things take a twist when lingering glances turn into something more than either expected.
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