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To Be With the Embers of Yesterday (Golden Hours #1)
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fallingrainy
Ongoing, First published May 11
Mature
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GOLDEN HOURS SERIES #1

In the early days of her senior year, Paris "Rissy" France Batumbakal transferred to a new school after moving with her family to a quieter neighborhood.

Trying to adjust to an unfamiliar atmosphere and unfamiliar faces, she meets Kairo "Kai" Emeron Solivante-her neighbor, her mother's friend's son, and eventually, her unexpected constant. 

What begins as awkward encounters and teasing slowly softens into something warmer. As the seasons change, so do their hearts, and in the quiet spaces between friendship and something more, the two learn that some feelings arrive slowly-like embers from the past you thought you left behind.

They don't come all at once. They wait, they flicker, they stay. And sometimes, what you thought had already burned out... still lives, quietly glowing-as if waiting to be remembered.

 
Start: May 11, 2025
Cover: Edited from Canva. Photo isn't mine. Credits to the rightful owner.
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"If you are ever lucky enough to come across something so beautiful it shifts your whole world, don't ever let that go." Beckett Davis: I've been in love with Bailey Connors since I was 7 years old and she gave me back my soccer ball. We've been neighbors for years, even sharing windows facing each other's bedrooms. Our families are close, I view her grandfather as my own. The only thing is, I still can't bring myself to say more than a few words to the girl who occupies most of my thoughts. Going into my last year of high school, I needed the chance to have my world shifted by Bailey Connors. Bailey Connors: I broadcasted my crush on Beckett Davis in the 2nd grade after decorating him a cookie. And every time after that when I can't control how my face heats around him. My grandfather adores the boy next door, and who doesn't? I'm embarrassed of how long it took me to reach for things I may want, instead of just letting things happen to me. Beckett's seen some of my worst moments from afar, but what would it be like for him to see them up close? #1 in bookworm #1 in highschoolromance #1 in foundfamily #1 in goldenretriever #1 in neighbors #1 in teenromance #1 in friendstolovers

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