Riding Hearts
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Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker have always been inseparable-best friends, partners-in-crime, and the kind of duo everyone at school knows by the roar of Kylie's motorcycle pulling into the parking lot. Every morning, every ride, every laugh is their ritual.
But somewhere between late-night drives, playful visor flicks, and secret smiles, their friendship begins to blur into something more. What happens when the lines between best friends and soulmates start to fade?
Surrounded by a circle of friends, siblings, and the chaos of growing up, Kylie and Malia must navigate first love, shifting loyalties, and the thrill-and fear-of opening their hearts. Because sometimes the greatest adventures aren't the ones you ride into... but the ones you feel.
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