Begin Again (A Starting Over Romance)
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Last published Thu, Nov 30, 2023
Olivia Parker went from one bad living situation to another one. She finds herself starting completely over in a new town,far away from her abusive ex. She is learning to live for herself again and finds herself falling for one of her new roommates, Luke. He has a wall up that he has made sure that no one could knock down. Something about Olivia brings out the protective side of him and that's not something he is used to. They both have some trust issues to work through. Can they figure it out so that they can be together?
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