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enemies to lovers, close proximity, ranch romance, small-town romance, high school crush, forced proximity, rekindled love, emotional healing, second chances, protective hero, slow burn, redemption arc, sibling’s best friend

Book #3 in the series:

The One I Didn't See Coming

Piper Rayne

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4.3 Rating on GoodReads

Summary

It’s the classic story—girl returns to her hometown only to end up moving in with her high school crush, who she hates. Returning to Willowbrook was my only option after Chicago chewed me up and spit me out. Technically, it wasn’t Chicago’s fault. It was his fault—the man I thought I knew who turned out to be a liar. My older sister, always the one to swoop in and fix things, secured me a job as a yoga instructor on her fiancé’s family ranch. As my self-assigned protector, she’s keeping one eye on me and one eye on Emmett Noughton, her fiancé’s brother. He’s the charming, fun-loving, take-life-as-it-comes kind of guy, and once upon a time, his name was scribbled in my notebooks. Back then, I was invisible to him. Now, he’s looking at me like I’m the only thing in the room. But he lost his chance with me a long time ago. It’s easy to keep him at arm’s length and nurse the grudge I’ve held onto for years. Until the house I’m staying in sells, and I have nowhere to go except his house. Now, resisting him isn’t just difficult—it’s impossible.

Content/Trigger Warnings

explicit sexual content, strong language, themes of betrayal, past relationship trauma, mature language, family conflict, mentions of grief and loss

Content/Trigger Warnings

explicit sexual content, strong language, themes of betrayal, past relationship trauma, mature language, family conflict, mentions of grief and loss

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Book #3 in the series:

The One I Didn't See Coming

Piper Rayne

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4.3 Rating on GoodReads

Contemporary Romance

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Summary

It’s the classic story—girl returns to her hometown only to end up moving in with her high school crush, who she hates. Returning to Willowbrook was my only option after Chicago chewed me up and spit me out. Technically, it wasn’t Chicago’s fault. It was his fault—the man I thought I knew who turned out to be a liar. My older sister, always the one to swoop in and fix things, secured me a job as a yoga instructor on her fiancé’s family ranch. As my self-assigned protector, she’s keeping one eye on me and one eye on Emmett Noughton, her fiancé’s brother. He’s the charming, fun-loving, take-life-as-it-comes kind of guy, and once upon a time, his name was scribbled in my notebooks. Back then, I was invisible to him. Now, he’s looking at me like I’m the only thing in the room. But he lost his chance with me a long time ago. It’s easy to keep him at arm’s length and nurse the grudge I’ve held onto for years. Until the house I’m staying in sells, and I have nowhere to go except his house. Now, resisting him isn’t just difficult—it’s impossible.

Tropes & Tags

enemies to lovers, close proximity, ranch romance, small-town romance, high school crush, forced proximity, rekindled love, emotional healing, second chances, protective hero, slow burn, redemption arc, sibling’s best friend

Content/Trigger Warnings

explicit sexual content, strong language, themes of betrayal, past relationship trauma, mature language, family conflict, mentions of grief and loss

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