“She was always going to be the endgame, even if it took us longer to get the damn game started. She’s it. She always has been.” ​
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“Have I mentioned the mouth 😮💨 on this man and the spice is Bella’s best work? 🥵 Trust. Me.”
- Gina, Amazon Reviewer
"RI was absolutely blown away and so unprepared for the journey Jamie and Ashton were going to take me on. This is hands down my new favorite Bella book. I think this is perfectly written and I will not accept any criticism on it!! "
- Sydney, Amazon Reviewer
"Oh my sweet swoony word, there is nothing I love more than a man who is positively, absolutely GONE for his woman. There was zero doubt when it came to Jamie. The it’s always you vibes were indisputable."
- Jasmine, Amazon Reviewer
Expected Release Date: April 1st, 2026
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I never wanted to get married.
Until the night my life went up in flames, and Ryker Beneventi walked into the fire to save me.
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The Philadelphia Kings’ scorching hot defensive end has a tendency of doing that . . .
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Protecting me is instinct.
Marrying me is strategy.
Calling me “his wife” . . . That’s for fun.
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One carefully crafted press release later, and I’m standing beside the most photographed man in football, wearing a diamond I didn’t choose, and bearing a last name revered in this town.
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It’s supposed to be temporary.
A clean solution to a messy problem.
But nothing about our marriage is as it seems.
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Because somewhere between the locked doors and late nights, the lines between love and legacy blur. Until the only thing left more terrifying than the night that forced us together . . .
Is how scared I am to walk away.
This is the fourth book in the new series, Love & Legacy and is in the Kroydon Hills second generation world and can be read as a standalone.​
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