You Can Always Come Home: A Second Chance Small Town Romance (Magnolia Blooms)

Anywhere can be your home, but not just anyone. Emerson Calhoun is an invisible wallflower, mostly because she learned it’s safer not to draw attention. With her father’s alcohol-induced anger and violent outbursts, attention is dangerous in her house. The thing is, she’s never been invisible to star baseball player, Noah Boone. Growing up in the same small town, Noah has admired Emerson from afar since they were little kids. With senior year under way, their two very different worlds collide and their love story blooms. The young couple faces lessons in love and trust as Noah sees through the smile Emerson forces herself to wear. But just as they ready for a happily ever after post-graduation, tragedy strikes. You Can Always Come Home, is a second chance romance full of heart-racing tension, heartwarming moments of love, and a reconciliation ten years in the making. This is a complete standalone featuring Emerson and Noah's young love story and their later-in-life reconciliation. A list of Trigger Warnings is provided inside the book. Most noted are DV/ abuse, attempted SA, death (of parent/ child), suicidal thoughts and struggles with self harm (not depicted but referenced). Please read mindfully. This book is intended for mature audiences. Top Tropes: small town, worlds collide, quiet wallflower FMC with a dark secret, secret dating, he falls first, protective MC, it's always been you, found family, second chance