But so far, I hadn’t seen him.
“Josephine Reynolds,” a voice said behind me.
I knew that voice. Oh God, I knew that voice.
I whipped around and found Maddox Nelson standing in the middle of the studio, wearing a gray T-shirt, molded to his ripped figure, and dark jeans. His usual messy, wild curls were cut short and slicked into order. His jaw was square and chiseled and those dark eyes … they still went straight through me.
I hadn’t seen him in a year and a half, and it hadn’t exactly ended amicably.
Who was I kidding? It had gone up in flames and burned like a wildfire.
“Maddox,” I whispered.
“Hey, Josie,” he said with a smirk on his lips. “Surprise.”
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Acknowledgments
Thank you to everyone who helped me write this book. Nora & West were so fun to work with. And I couldn’t have done it without all the people who worked tirelessly in the background to get to this moment.
The soundtrack to this book was: Taylor Swift’s RED album (Taylor’s Version), Not Friends by Maisie Peters, and the B side of Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour album. Listen to the full playlist here!
About the Author
K.A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of more than thirty novels. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team.
She loves reading fantasy novels, binge-watching Supernatural, traveling to far off destinations, baking insane desserts, and dancing in her spare time.
She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband and two super-adorable puppies.
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