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The Worst Bad Thing
2016
First Published
4.14
Average Rating
152
Number of Pages

He thinks I’m worth saving. He doesn’t know how wrong he is. Some mistakes can never be redeemed. I know that better than anyone. Last year I made the ultimate mistake—I cost someone their life. This trip I'm taking through Iceland, England, and France may look like the trip of a lifetime, but it's not. This is a mission. I have to pay back the debts I owe the world. Then I meet Gabriel Carrillo. Gabriel is kind, caring, and generous, and he seems to be on a mission of his own to make sure our paths keep crossing. Between sunrise swims in the Blue Lagoon and afternoon walks through Stonehenge, I find myself wanting to spend more and more time with him. But Gabriel doesn't know my secrets. He doesn't know what I'm out to achieve. He doesn't know that my future is already set. The Worst Bad Thing is a 44,000 word hurt/comfort romance set across three countries. It stars a former soldier and the mysterious man he falls in love with on a plane, and it features a HEA. Please see the Author's Note for content warnings.

Avg Rating
4.14
Number of Ratings
145
5 STARS
44%
4 STARS
32%
3 STARS
19%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
1%
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Author

John E. Birk
John E. Birk
Author · 10 books
J.E. Birk was raised in Vermont and is now adulting in Colorado with intermittent success. She is a long-time lover of stories, and she writes and reads in worlds where imperfect characters find their happily ever after.
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