Cover of Where There's a Will

Where There's a Will

Jessie Walker

Lost Boys #1

dark romance(8k)

A self-destructive addict spiraling toward ruin — until the boy from his childhood refuses to let him fall.

Content Warnings
addictionself-harmdubious consentabuse (emotional)

Description

He was everything I never wanted.Impulsive. Careless. Self-Destructive.I'm the cliché they all warn you about.The head case with a pretty face.If I'm not chasing the bottom of a bottle,I'm snorting a line off a girl's ass.That guy you know who plays Russian Roulette at parties?That's me.But that all changes when he comes barreling back into my life.Will Foster.The boy from my childhood.The boy I told myself was a fluke.A mistake.Nothing.It's only a matter of time before he learns the truth.Before he sees me for who I really am under all the bullshit.Broken.Tainted.Worthless.He wants to love me whole, but shouldn't he know better than that by now?Saving someone who doesn't want to be saved is a recipe for disaster...And loving someone who doesn't want to be loved?Fucking hopeless.* Where There’s A Will is a full-length, slow-burn, emotional MM romance novel. The story continues in If There’s A Way, coming 5.13.22. This duet deals with heavy topics that may be triggering for some readers.

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