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What happens when you fall in love with the one person you're not supposed to?

❝You and me, and never us; a complicated series of almost-interactions❞

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It was the summer before college, and Kara was forced to spend the holidays with her new family. Little did she know, a lot could happen in one hot summer.

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The moment Kara laid her eyes on Ryder, she knew she was a goner. She had never met anyone as sexy, fun, and liberating. But she'd made a promise that she won't give herself away before marriage.

The moment Ryder laid his eyes on Kara, he knew his life wouldn't be the same again. He had never met a girl so pure and genuine. He made it his life mission to be with her, for better or for worse.

Except, they could never be together; the universe had played a cruel joke on them. Their love for one another was the kind of love that only comes once in a blue moon, yet they could never be anything more than a brother and sister.

All that love, yet it was barely anything at all.

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Published April 15, 2018

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January 7, 2024
4 Milkshake Stars

"You're my favourite person, my favourite place, and my favourite wave. You're everything to me, and I'm...yours always." ' Ryder Williams


I came across this story from one of those apps similar to Wattpad. I'm a sucker for plots with forbidden love tropes and I admit this was one heck of an emotional but fun ride with Ryder Williams and Kara Livingston. Every chapter is worth it and the author has potential, so I've decided to try her other books.
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February 16, 2025
Toxicity at it finest. 💀

Manwhore male lead has feelings for the female lead, but whores around to get rid of it (after he kissed her).
Manwhore male lead has no problem getting a bj from another girl because he couldnt keep it in his pants and right after goes kissing the dumb female lead.
Manwhore goes from kissing another girl to kissing the dumb female lead a moment later.

First part was toxic as hell, 2nd part was al smut, wouldnt call any of it love , 3th part all weird love triangles going on. The end.
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January 13, 2020
In the beginning I thought it was weird , but oh my word was it a brilliant book! t weird at all anymore haha .. Definitely a great book .. So cute !
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285 reviews
January 16, 2022
I WOULD BE HAPPY IF I EVER GIVEN A CHANCE TO READ THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAIN
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July 9, 2019
omg, i’m sooo happy i found this story 😭

for some reason i’m so into this trope, where the step brother and sister fall for each other. yikes. i know but all the sexual tension and conflict that builds up with stories like these, makes such a good story to read about ... and guess what, this story did that for me!

i couldn’t put down this story and it’s been a a while that i felt that with a wattpad story, but this story had me hooked from the beginning til the ending.

absolutely enjoyed it and will certainly read more from this author 🔥
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296 reviews27 followers
December 15, 2021
This book was amazing!!! It would rip my heart out put it back together then do it all over again
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