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Newly returned to inherit her aunt’s bridal boutique, Bea faces gossip, new responsibilities, and the complication of a lifelong crush who appears with a hidden agenda. Finn tries to stop plans that would destroy her shop, while both must confront rival families and decide whether rules can be broken for a new beginning.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCopyright © 2024 by Ellie Hall All rights reserved.  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.  \nThis is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author ’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nShe’s a former heiress. He’s a billionaire beach property tycoon. With the beloved town library under threat, these rivals must join forces or lose everything, including a chance with each other.  \nBea  \nAs the last in my circle to tie the knot, it’s ironic that I go from riches to rags, er, wedding gowns. After I inherit my aunt’s bridal boutique, I could wipe my tears with chiffon, but I’ll make lace out of lemons while I wait for Mr. Perfect—who’s nothing like my lifelong crush. Nuh uh. Then Mr. High School Heartbreaker himself strides in, full of swagger...and a fiancée.  \nFinn  \nOne of life’s cruelest jokes is wearing golden handcuffs, forced to help my stepmother-to-be plan her wedding. Having left my small town without looking back, when my eyes land on my secret high school crush, I can no longer resist temptation. But there’s a problem. My company is positioned to tear down her shop, and she’s intent on stopping me.  \nIn high school, we had undercover crushes on each other, complete with loads of mutual pining. The catch is we’re from rival families. Adults now, we create the rules, but can we break them for a second chance?  \nBook 3 in the SoCal Summer Kisses series is a second chance, snack size short read that will leave you satisfied with all the swoony kisses and a HEA but none of the steam or cliffhangers.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n1. Chapter 1  \n2. Chapter 2  \n3. Chapter 3  \n4. Chapter 4  \n5. Chapter 5  \n6. Chapter 6  \n7. Chapter 7  \n8. Chapter 8  \n9. Chapter 9  \nAbout the Author Also by Ellie Hall  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nChapter 1  \nMy head is in Struggle City while my body is back in Palisade Shores. Questions without answers bump off each other like the bocci balls across the street at the beach.  \nShould I rename the bridal boutique now that it’s mine? Should I prove to people here that I’m not the Snob, Snot, Snoot, or whatever it was they used to call me behind my back? Should I get some chocolate?  \nThe answer to that last one is always yes.  \nValerina’s Bridal Boutique doesn’t open until eleven, so I have plenty of time to grab a pound of chocolate to help me survive the day. Oh, and by the way, I am not Valerina.  \nBut I did move back to my small, coastal hometown when she left meher shop and set sail around the world at sixty-five years young. That’s a quote.  \nMy aunt is quite the spunky character. Filling her open-toed ballroom dance high heels is a tall order. But I do my best to hold my head high while I walk along the Promenade, one of the names for our main street. 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