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Wild Crush
Kacey Shea · Wilder Valley #4
He's loved her his whole life — now her marriage is over and he's sleeping on her sofa.
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I’ve loved Maeve Wilder my whole life. She’s never seen me as more than a friend but that’s my fault. By the time I was brave enough to confess my feelings, I was too late. She met the man she would marry and it wasn’t me. I missed my chance.Now we’re in our thirties, still the best of friends, and I’ve made peace with the fact my unrequited love will never amount to more than a wild crush. Mostly.But when her husband walks out—leaving her to raise their three children alone, I’m the one who is there to pick up the pieces.Each night I fall asleep on her sofa, longing for her to see me as more than a friend. When she does, it changes everything. My heart belongs to hers, it always has. But when reality comes crashing down, will the life we’ve built over the last few months be enough for her to choose a forever with me?Wild Crush is a small town, single mom, unrequited love, best friends to lovers, steamy romance in the Wilder Valley series by USA Today Bestselling Author Kacey Shea. This book can be enjoyed as a standalone or readers can start with Wild Hearts.
Wilder Valley series
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