We’re just friends, is the biggest lie we’ve ever told ourselves. Maya Everyone assumes I’ll end up with Ben Turner. That’s the trouble with living in a small town. There’s no such thing as privacy. No one understands that we’ve been in the friend zone our entire life. But what I’m having trouble understanding these days is why Ben hates my new boyfriend. It’s almost like he’s trying to ruin my relationship. So, what’s a girl supposed to do when her best friend is standing between her and her happily ever after? Ben I promised to always protect Maya. And if that means keeping the jerks in town away from her, so be it. She deserves better anyway. But she thinks this new guy is the one. She’s wrong. He’s not good enough for her. Hell, I’m not good enough for her. So, when he lets her down—and I know he will—I’ll be there. I’ll do whatever she needs. Because I’m not about to let anyone ruin my relationship with the most important person in my life. How We Loved, book 2 in the Leighton River series, is a friends-to-lovers, new adult/sports romance with plenty of emotional and angsty moments and some spicy times. Preorder it today and get ready to fall in love with Maya and Ben.