When 17-year-old Rune returns to Blossom Grove, he’s desperate to know why Poppy—the girl he loved and who promised to wait—suddenly stopped talking to him. Her silence broke his heart. But when he finally learns the truth, Rune realizes the pain he’s felt is nothing compared to what’s coming next. What secret could hurt more than goodbye?
Then he blew me away when he said, “I wasn’t at a training camp last weekend.” I furrowed my brows in confusion. “I was in Georgia asking your daddy for permission to marry his baby girl.” “Cael …” I said, heart melting. “I wanted to do this right,” he said and brushed my hair from…
Mom came to me next and said, “She’s beautiful, Cael. So gorgeous and sweet.” I couldn’t wait for my parents to get to know Savannah. Mom stepped back and took tight hold of my dad’s hand. “I’m making dinner this Sunday.” She turned to Savannah. “We’d love for you to come, sweetheart.” “I’d love to.…
And more importantly, I had a future to get back hold of. I promised my girl we would meet again. I wasn’t going to let her down. Surprise Guests and Connected Hearts Savannah Harvard University Fall “MAKE SURE TO DO THE READING FOR NEXT WEEK!” THE PROFESSOR shouted over the mass of people packing away…
Cael swallowed me in a hug. He towered over me, and I felt so safe in his embrace. I never wanted to break away, wanted to stay this way, always. “Harvard,” he murmured, for me only, recognizing out loud that we’d reached our goal. “Harvard,” I whispered back, feeling overcome with emotion. When Cael pulled…
Hell, had there ever been anyone who had fought for someone more than this girl had fought for me? “I’m the luckiest guy on the planet. Do you know that?” I said and kissed Savannah’s cold cheek. I closed my eyes, just feeling her against me. “I get to live my life with you, Peaches.…
I focused on that tunnel where they came out. Then suddenly, the lights dimmed, and the announcer said, “Tonight, this game will be played in honor of Cillian Woods, our former star center who sadly passed away. Here to take a lap in remembrance, in his honor, is his younger brother and newest center for…
The one that matched the ticket on which he had written his goodbye to me. My stomach clenched. I had ripped it up. I had been so sick of feeling sad and, in a moment of anger, had ripped it up and left it in Japan. I wished more than anything that I had that…
I broke then. Racking sobs tore through my body and I couldn’t stop them. Couldn’t lift myself off the cold phone booth floor. The door flew open and Leo bent down. He helped me to my feet and took me to the path. But still the sobs didn’t stop. Dylan flanked my other side, helping…
would have the strength to leave and not fall into her arms. But she was nowhere in sight and, deep down, I knew that it was all untrue. I’d take one look at my girl and I’d fight to stay. I’d stay and suffer and things would only get worse for me, for her, until…
I sighed deeply. Then I texted her back one simple word. ME: Harvard My mom linked her arm through mine, and we headed straight to the retreat. The hard work was just beginning, but the love I had for Savannah, for my mom, my dad, for myself … and for Cillian. The love I had…