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Book 2 of the Wild Heart Series
Four years later, everything has changed-except the way she makes his world tilt.
Brooks Ellis built a life in Minnesota after walking away from heartbreak, but her peace is shaken when Brayden Rivas signs with the Wild in free agency. Once the man she couldn't forget, Brayden's return open old wounds and unresolved feelings neither of them are ready to face.
For Brayden, coming back to the city where it all started should feel like coming home-but nothing about it is easy. Especially not when the one girl he can't let go of is also the girl who avoids him at all costs.
In a city that brought them together and tore them apart, Brooks and Brayden must confront the past to decide if they have a future... or if some love stories are only meant to live in memories.
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