Author: bethannburgoon

Life happens, whether you’re ready or not. All you can do is hold on and go along for the ride.That’s the motto Hadley Jones lives by, and for good reason. Most of the women in her family have repeated the same pattern. Single motherhood. Working two jobs just to scrape by. For Hadley, wanting more is not an option.Which is why her friendship with Sam Constable was doomed before it even began. He … was doomed before it even began. He was sweet, popular and destined for great things outside their small town. But when he risked one kiss, and…

At seventeen, Natalie Hewitt has her future mapped out. Graduate top of her class, get into an Ivy League School and along the way be a top athlete, the perfect daughter, and nice to everyone. It’s not easy living up to the pressure she puts on herself. Sometimes she feels overwhelmed with anxiety. So she has her quirks, like counting the flowers on her wall, to help her focus, help her get calm.… calm.Lately, it’s taking so much effort—and more counting—to meet those expectations. Nothing is the way it used to be. Her best friend is drifting away. Her brother…