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Bearing a Grudge
2016
First Published
4.24
Average Rating
81
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(Standalone Read. No Cliffhangers.) Can you forgive your childhood bully? Could you fall in love with him? Keyoni Kalani left Alaska as a child after being bullied. She happily spent the rest of her school years in Hawaii, living with her grandmother. She never thought she’d go back. Unfortunately, part of her scholarship repayment for her doctorate means that she owes two years of work and research, in Alaska of all places. Now, independent, strong-willed, and sassy, Keyoni finds herself face-to-face with one of her childhood tormentors. Jake Marchetti’s past catches up with him when Keyoni’s path crosses his own. She’s the last one in the world he expects to be spellbound by. The bear inside of him screams that she’s his fated mate. Problem is, she wants nothing to do with him. Can Jake find a way to convince her that he’s changed? Or will Keyoni leave him in the past, like she did all those years ago?

Avg Rating
4.24
Number of Ratings
17
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Author

Ava Catori
Ava Catori
Author · 35 books

I have a passion for storytelling. I write in a conversational tone that is often described as fun and easy. I love my characters to be easy to identify with and feel down to earth. Most of my characters have a girl-next-door feel. This Jersey girl is happily married to a patient man who has the ability to sustain long hours of rambling thoughts spilling from me non-stop. With the company of my two dogs, I set my writing schedule around their inability to coordinate their potty breaks. :)

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