the light of every star
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Josie thought the hardest part of falling in love with Nate was overcoming all the reasons why she shouldn't- would she, could she survive the trauma of another betrayal?
Her fears were valid.
The invisible scars her ex boyfriend left were deep, ragged and still bleeding. Josie swore she'd never open her heart to another cop again.
But Nate was patient, steady, and impossible to ignore.
Little by little, he quieted her fears and became the one exception she never meant to make.
Until a forgotten morning alarm forced Josie to realize Nate may not be the man he promised to be.
As old wounds begin to bleed again, she must decide if the ghosts of trauma past still hold power and whether trusting her heart to Nate cost her everything she fought so hard to walk away from.
Josie will have to decide if the man who once asked her to dance beneath the stars deserved a second chance to heal her shattered heart.
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