The Heart Remembers Series by Eden Lux

My horrible ex refused to let me pick up my things, so I called my brother’s best friend. He showed up twenty minutes later, with two bodyguards in black suits, and a very expensive SUV. When my ex opened the door and saw them, he was smug for half a second, then pale the next. He stepped back and nearly tripped over his own feet, as and my brother’s best friend said, calm and cold,. “Get out. She needs to pack her things. ”... moreMy horrible ex refused to let me pick up my things, so I called my brother’s best friend. He showed up twenty minutes later, with two bodyguards in black suits, and a very expensive SUV. When my ex opened the door and saw them, he was smug for half a second, then pale the next. He stepped back and nearly tripped over his own feet, as and my brother’s best friend said, calm and cold,. “Get out. She needs to pack her things. ”. My hands were shaking as I packed, but he stood in the doorway, as his bodyguards waited outside. After I finished packing, he took the suitcase from my hand and said, “Come on. You’re staying with me now. ”. My ex was still in the front yard pouting, and when he opened his mouth again, my brother’s best friend looked over and growled,. “You lost the right to speak to her. Let's go. ”. less

Six years ago, Jennifer Cross walked away from everything. One whispered lie—that her boyfriend had cheated with her best friend—was enough to shatter her world. She never asked questions. She never looked back. Now engaged to a man who has never given her reason to doubt him, Jennifer returns home to plan the wedding. Safe. Secure. Steady. Until she sees Ryan Matthews on the sidewalk… with a little girl holding his hand. Ryan was the boy she loved, the man she believed betrayed her... moreSix years ago, Jennifer Cross walked away from everything. One whispered lie—that her boyfriend had cheated with her best friend—was enough to shatter her world. She never asked questions. She never looked back. Now engaged to a man who has never given her reason to doubt him, Jennifer returns home to plan the wedding. Safe. Secure. Steady. Until she sees Ryan Matthews on the sidewalk… with a little girl holding his hand. Ryan was the boy she loved, the man she believed betrayed her. But as secrets unravel and old wounds split open, Jennifer discovers the he never stopped fighting for her. He stayed when everyone else would have walked away. He raised a child that wasn’t his. He never stopped loving her, even when she left without a word. Caught between the life she built and the love she lost, Jennifer faces an impossible choice. One man gave her safety. The other gave her forever. Because sometimes the greatest heartbreak isn’t what you lose…. It’s realizing who you were meant to keep. less