Jackie is back on the Walter ranch after a summer in New York. She needed space - and got it. But she doesn't know where things stand with her and Cole Walter after that goodbye kiss. Over the summer, she stopped texting him.

But she never stopped thinking about him.

Still, with Cole living off in town to work at Tony's garage before he heads off to college, Jackie thinks it'll be easy to avoid him - only to find that when she sees him face to face at last, it's, well...impossible to resist him.

Things are getting complicated: he's the boy she can't get off her mind, and the Walters have become the family she loves and needs. How can Jackie move forward when she's afraid of taking the next step?

*This heartfelt follow-up to the bestselling My Life with the Walter Boys* promises a sweet YA romance that captures the beauty of the found family dynamic and the complexities of coming of age.

Tropes**
Found Family
First Love
Coming of Age
Young Adult Romance

Also by Ali Novak:
My Life with the Walter Boys
The Heartbreakers (The Heartbreak Chronicles Book 1)
Paper Hearts (The Heartbreak Chronicles Book 2)

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Born and raised in Wisconsin, Ali Novak is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of contemporary young adult novels. She started writing her debut book, My Life with the Walter Boys, when she was only fifteen. Since then, her work has received more than 150 million reads online. When she isn't writing, Novak enjoys traveling with her husband, Jared; binding fan fiction; and reading any type of fantasy novel she can get her hands on. You can follow her on Wattpad, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok @authoralinovak;