Natalie had always been a fairly happy girl with a life that she was content with. At least until six months ago when her lifelong best friend, with who she had shared everything with up until that point, suddenly decided that they needed to end their friendship with no warning. The life that she had known and loved shattered around her, taking her with it. Now, she's closed herself off from everyone around her and made a vow to herself to never let anyone in again in an effort to never have to go through that pain again.
For six months, her plan had gone smoothly and seemed fail-proof. That is until Riley, who happens to be way too handsome and charming for his own good, abruptly finds his way into her life and flips her world upside down. No matter how much she pushes him away and tries to keep her vow, she keeps finding herself in situations that could ruin everything she's worked so hard for. The more she's around him and is struck by the light he brings into the world, the harder it becomes to keep her vow, and herself, safe. Her life starts to spin out of her control as she tries to figure out what Riley really wants, who he really is, and why her gut keeps telling her that there is more to him than she could ever imagine.
As if her plate wasn't already full enough, she's also troubled with trying to figure out why Colton has been acting the way he has and why he really left her. Natalie's life has become anything but simple. But it can only go up from here, right? Wrong. The catastrophic rollercoaster that has become her life has only just begun. Will Natalie ever be able to let down the walls guarding her heart or will she miss out on any

Remember Me

I know all too well about the petrifying tight-rope you’ll inevitably find yourself scrambling and struggling to balance on if someone becomes all the leverage any of the vultures occupying this world need on you. Though I didn’t allow or willingly choose for anyone to become that for me. I didn’t want it, never had. I never believed in any of it, never fathomed a person being special or valuable enough to hold any amount of power over me. I certainly never thought anyone could hold every ounce of power a person could possibly snag over another person- over me- to the point that they owned me wholly. I could never conceive how anyone would find someone worthy enough to warrant the risks of having such a fragile weakness, one that would be virtually impossible to keep hidden. One that would grow more likely to be discovered and turn more fatal the more time passed, giving any enemy a way to take you out in one fell swoop should they need or want to do so. 


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