Paper Planes
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Last published Fri, Aug 1, 2025
She's an author with a complicated love life,
he's a fire fighter who wants to make it simple.
Rowan Tatum and Elliot Cooper are living proof that a guy and a girl can be just friends.
At least, that's the one thing Rowan has always believed. Through every high and low, Elliot has been her constant-a shoulder to cry on, a safe space. But in the aftermath of yet another breakup, a stalled career, and ghosts of her past she's never truly faced, Rowan begins to question everything. Including the nature of her friendship with the one person who's always been there.
Elliot has-mostly-accepted the idea that he'll end up being best man at the wedding of the love of his life. He charges into burning buildings for a living, yet the real trial by fire seems to be escaping the friend zone. But when circumstances change, and he stands to lose Rowan for good, he has to make a choice:
One chance to get everything he's ever wanted, or forever hold his peace?
PAPER PLANES is for readers who love aching slow burns, unspoken feelings, and the kind of friendship that teeters on the edge of something more.
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Readers about the Episode version of PAPER PLANES:
"No words. Absolutely no words. Your writing is beautiful."
"This didn't just tug at heartstrings. It ripped them out and stuck them in a blender."
"I'm completely obsessed. I loved everything about this book."
"I don't even remember the last time I cried this hard."
"Wow. Just... wow. I'm in love."
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