Soul Sisters Series by C.M. Youngren

They healed my broken heart. .. He has the power to break it. At five, I almost lost the battle. All alone, fighting for my life molded me into the person I am today. Surviving led me to the family I always wanted and the soul sisters I desperately needed. Without them, I don't know where I would be. With them, he was entwined into my world. Until he left. Now he's back. He's my best friend's older brother, so I should stay away, but the pull is undeniable... moreThey healed my broken heart. .. He has the power to break it. At five, I almost lost the battle. All alone, fighting for my life molded me into the person I am today. Surviving led me to the family I always wanted and the soul sisters I desperately needed. Without them, I don't know where I would be. With them, he was entwined into my world. Until he left. Now he's back. He's my best friend's older brother, so I should stay away, but the pull is undeniable. At twenty-four, I want to risk a piece of me I never have before. But will the uncertainty of the future, and what I may not be able to give him, make me lose the only man who's ever touched my heart or wanted to risk it? less

I didn’t fit into their world. .. Would I fit into his? As a child, I wasn’t perceived as good enough by the two people who should have always adored and accepted me for who I am. Perpetually falling short in their eyes, I had not blessed my parents with the daughter they’d always dreamed of. Forced to endure a life I despised and suffer my illness without their compassion, made me feel lonely and unworthy of love. Until I found them. And then him... moreI didn’t fit into their world. .. Would I fit into his? As a child, I wasn’t perceived as good enough by the two people who should have always adored and accepted me for who I am. Perpetually falling short in their eyes, I had not blessed my parents with the daughter they’d always dreamed of. Forced to endure a life I despised and suffer my illness without their compassion, made me feel lonely and unworthy of love. Until I found them. And then him. Astonishingly, I had been graced with two of the most amazing friends. Ones who cherished and supported me through the good and the bad. Yet, something was still missing. I yearned for my happily-ever-after, and I longed for it to be with Gyth. Could our two unlikely souls make a family of our own? less

Friendship and love brought us together…. Would heartbreak keep us apart? Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, dirt poor, and neglected by the so-called parents that created me, left me cynical and closed off. I didn’t need or trust anyone except for my brother. So, I built a wall of armor around my heart that I believed not a single person except for him could touch. I was wrong. The girls scaled the wall. And then Landon brought it crumbling down... moreFriendship and love brought us together…. Would heartbreak keep us apart? Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, dirt poor, and neglected by the so-called parents that created me, left me cynical and closed off. I didn’t need or trust anyone except for my brother. So, I built a wall of armor around my heart that I believed not a single person except for him could touch. I was wrong. The girls scaled the wall. And then Landon brought it crumbling down. As I grew older, the passion between Landon and me intensified, becoming undeniable. And although I had the best friends a girl could ever ask for, I had been harboring two major secrets from them. First, the forbidden love that Landon and I once shared. Second, the loss which had caused a mountain of despair I buried deep in my soul that no one could ever mend. Not even Landon. Or could he? less