Formerly named The Beauty And The Bear
Kennith doesn't like people. He's lonely, sure, but his books and music have always been much kinder to him. If his parents were to ever welcome anyone new into his house, he may just lose his mind...
Unbeknownst to him until the day of their arrival, his parents hire an in-home assistant, someone to do chores, make noise, and send Kennith's already fragile world imploding. He hates the bubbly newcomer named Jesse with a passion, and he isn't prepared to allow his emotional iron walls down for some annoying ray of sunshine.
But Jesse has his own struggles, despite his incredibly optimistic personality, and isn't as different from Kennith as first imagined. All Jesse has to do is find a way to show him.
(This is kinda a sequel to Angel, although both books can be read independently. )
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Saying that Max Oran is a disaster would be an understatement: he got himself kicked out of school, his dad has sent him to live with his emotionally distant mother and his friends don't want anything to do with him.
When Max starts at his new school, he meets Cole Benson and his turbulent but loyal friends. As Max develops new bonds and begins to fall for Cole, he realizes that, despite everything, he might have stumbled into something beautiful.
Eager to embrace the second chance that life has given him, Max begins counseling and, with the help of Cole and his newfound friends, tries to move forward.
However, he quickly realizes that there are more bumps ahead than he was prepared for and is forced to decide if he's going to push past his problems or let his mistakes hold him back forever.
[ September 2021. - January. 2022. ]
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