It All Started With A Ramp
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Nikki Thompson has a good life; she adores her job, has friends who love her, and her mum is her best friend. But even if she won't admit it to anyone else, she's lonely; her last relationship left lasting scars, and she doesn't want to go through that again, but when she meets Jack Sullivan in a bookstore, she gives love a chance. But the journey to true love is never easy, and many obstacles stand in her way. Some are from people outside of her budding relationship, and some are self-inflicted, her anxiety getting the best of her, making her wonder if she's ever meant to be in a happy relationship.
Can Nikki work through these obstacles and make it to the other side with Jack by her side, or will it be too much to bear?
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