Hold You Close

Ian Chase broke my heart at seventeen, and I’ve spent the last eighteen years hating him for it.<br/>He makes it easy, with his smart mouth and playboy lifestyle—which I unfortunately have to observe since he lives behind me. Every time I see him climbing out of his pool, practically naked and unreasonably sexy, my blood boils.<br/>I’ve always loved to loathe him.<br/>I never planned to need him.<br/>~<br/>London Parish is my little sister’s best friend, not that it stopped me from falling for her.<br/>Our history is complicated. The only thing we have in common is being godparents to my sister’s three adorable kids—until our lives are changed in one tragic moment.<br/>Now we’re trying to raise the children we love, mourn an unthinkable loss, and fight an undeniable attraction.<br/>My life is already upside-down, and the last thing I need is for old feelings to resurface.<br/>Because I’ll never be able to keep her, no matter how hard I try to hold her close…