Something New - Someone Old
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Last published Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Coming home was never part of the plan.
After her dream summer internship with a Manhattan law firm falls through, Madeline Whitaker is forced to leave New York behind and return to the sleepy California town she thought she'd outgrown. Her room is exactly how she left it.Her brother is still as protective as ever.
And her older brother's best friend?
Well... he's definitely not the same boy who used to call her "Bug Girl" and ruin her summers.
Hunter has always been trouble-tattoos, smirks, and a reputation to match. But now he's taller, sharper, and far more dangerous to her heart than she remembers. The teasing is still there, but so is something else. Something deeper. Something new.
Madeline isn't here to fall in love. She's here to survive the summer, figure out her next move, and avoid the one person who seems determined to throw everything off balance.
But small towns have a way of pulling old feelings to the surface.
And sometimes the person you thought you knew is exactly the one you need to see with new eyes.
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