It Started With a Crush

Marla never expected her high school crush on Zach—the popular, confident guy who seemed out of her league—would blossom into real love. Their teenage romance felt like a dream until Zach made the difficult choice to walk away, leaving Marla to navigate the painful aftermath of her first heartbreak.

Just when Marla thinks she's ready to move forward, Neil enters her life with new possibilities. But history has a way of repeating itself. Her exes keep reappearing, arriving at moments when she's finally found happiness again. Caught between her past and future, Marla must determine which path leads to genuine love and decide how to write her own story.

Love may seem predictable and clichéd on the surface, but Marla discovers that true romance reveals its complexity only when you're brave enough to live it.