Austin's Daisy

When KJ Weaver was eight years old, Noah Briggs moved in next door.
When she was eleven, he built her a castle.
When she was sixteen, he almost kissed her.
When she was seventeen, everything changed.
When she was eighteen, he broke her heart.

When Noah Briggs was nine years old, he saw KJ Weaver for the first time.
When he was twelve, he fell in love with her.
When he was sixteen, he held her for the first time.
When he was eighteen, his world fell apart.
When he was nineteen, he lost her.

When Ashton Emerson was twenty years old, he became Hollywood's newest golden boy.
When he was twenty-two, he was on the cover of every magazine.
When he was twenty-three, his latest movie became the highest grossing film of all time.
When he was twenty-six, he locked eyes with Noah Briggs' childhood best friend.
What does Ashton Emerson have to do with Noah Briggs? He used to be him.

Meeting when they were children, Noah quickly became more than just KJ's best friend, he became her everything. He was her protector, her ally, and the boy she hopelessly loved. But as teenagers, when circumstances upended both of their lives, she could never have imagined that he would become little more than a ghost from her past.

Eight years and two name changes later, KJ Jensen and Hollywood heartthrob, Ashton Emerson, lock eyes for the first time. He may be shocked by her presence, but she's seething at his. He's not supposed to be here.
Now a successful author arriving in L.A. for the movie adaptation of her book, KJ steels her heart when the very man responsible for taking away her best friend, steps toward her, his haunting blue eyes just as she remembers them. In another life, those piercing eyes were supposed to meet hers from across the altar, instead they're meeting as enemies.