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Always Been Yours
Ashtyn Kiana · The Amada Beach #1
Her first love broke her heart as a kid — now he's back, divorced, and his daughters are in her class.
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One person. One moment. One kiss.That’s all it took to change everything...Grady MillerGenevieve “Vivi” Davies wasn’t just my best friend—she was my first kiss, my first love, and my hardest lesson. I broke her heart when we were kids, but I’m not that boy anymore.Now, I’m back in my hometown: divorced, a single dad, rebuilding my life with my two daughters. But every second I spend with Vivi reminds me that she was never just the girl next door.Genevieve DaviesI haven’t seen Grady Miller in eight years, but now he’s back—and impossible to ignore. His daughters wander into my classroom, leaving the door wide open for him to walk right back into my life. When we’re assigned to plan a semester-long fundraiser together, it becomes clear I can’t fight my lifelong feelings anymore.But we’re not kids, and there’s so much more on the line. Can we finally move beyond the past and find a future together?
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