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Starting Over

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Reads 19,312
Votes 685
Parts 29
Time 3h 31m

Mature

Scarlett Jones moved to the city for a fresh start and got herself a successful boyfriend in the process. But why does it seem like something is missing? 

When Scarlett returns to her home town for her best friend's wedding preparations, can she return to her life in the city, or after meeting handsome, best man Brody will she start her life over and how she wants, back in Whitedale?


Brody Matthews is a small town handyman who loves his life in Whitedale, but his dream is to share this life with a special someone, falling in love along the way. 

When he meets a shy and sweet Scarlett, his dreams feel like they are coming true, but will she break his heart and return to her life back in the city, all without giving Brody and Whitedale a real chance?


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He reaches his hand out to mine and I happily let him hold it. I can feel my heart hammering so loudly in my chest. I bite my bottom lip while gently tracing my fingers in circles over his hand. He grips my hand a little tighter which pulls my eyes to his. 

"What's going on in that pretty little head of yours?" His voice deep while his fingers move from my hand to push some loose hair behind my ear. 

My breath hitches in my throat at his touch. His thumb traces my bottom lip, his eyes darken with hunger and need.

Clearing my throat, I wriggle out of his hold and divert my eyes down to my lap.


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Coming Home

[Small Town / Second Chance] When Jennifer heads back to her hometown after ten years to celebrate her grandmother's 70th birthday, she knows she'll have to face Matthew, once the love of her life. But what both of them don't expect is to have the feelings they had long buried inside to flourish back to life along with walls of resentment, and a sizzling attraction. ***** Jennifer Bloom has completely escaped her small-town past. She's a successful interior designer with great clients and everything she's ever wanted. But when she's called back home to help plan her grandmother's 70th birthday party, she's partnered up with Matthew Hunt - once the love of her life. He's lived in town his whole life, and he's handsome, strong, kind, and the only man who's ever made her heart race. Experiencing life with Matthew again reminds Jennifer of all the things she's missing, even though she's got everything she once wanted. At one point, all those years ago, they thought they'd be spending their lives together, but life threw them a curveball, forcing her to make the decision to leave and never look back. Now, they realize love was never an issue; their problem has always been everything that comes in-between. He'd never move to the city, and Jennifer can't leave the life she's built behind. Walls of resentment still block the way, even though their love for each other still burns strong in their hearts. Can true love bridge the distance between them? Is love ever enough to make a relationship work? Is it finally their second chance?