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Just Friends

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Ellie hates crowds. And funerals. And crowded funerals. That's why at her cousin Madison's memorial service, Ellie suffers a panic attack that lands her in a hospital room; only she's not alone. When she wakes, Ian, the stranger from the memorial, is at her bedside.
 Ian is a bad boy- but familiar, like the lyrics to a forgotten song.; and his pull only grows stronger with every hour they spend together. Ellie knows guys like Ian are trouble, and she can't afford to fall for him- not now.  With the Memorial service concluded, Ellie has plans to return to her life in Sacramento, hours away from L.A. And from guys like Ian.
Only Ellie's got a promise to keep, and a deadly secret pertaining to her cousin's disappearance.
The trick is not to end up dead herself.All Rights Reserved

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Come Back to Me

Far away and content in Texas, Regan has done everything she can to forget her tiny little hometown in Maine and all the mixed feelings it causes. When a horrible tragedy forces her to return home and stay, she has no choice but to confront her past and the three men who had caused her to flee. After years of separation, Noah and friends Maleko and Joshua find themselves back in Regan's life. The murder of her brother Riley, their best friend, has brought them back to Maine and none of them are leaving without her. Together, the three of them fight to get back the woman they foolishly let get away. Can Regan forgive them after a decade of trying to forget them? Can Noah, Maleko, and Joshua prove to her that they deserve it? Just as the pieces start to fall into place, a danger from Regan's not-so-distant past threatens to take her away from them forever.