When the Distance Breaks: He Raised Me to Be Strong. I Grew Up Loving Him.

After losing her parents at a young age, Lily Adams was taken in by her father’s best friend, Ethan—a man of few words and unshakable loyalty. In the quiet shelter of his home, she found a sense of safety she never questioned. Years later, now grown and chasing dreams that no longer feel like hers, Lily returns to the place she once called home. But Ethan isn’t the same. Time has weathered his smile, and something unspoken hangs in the air between them.

What begins as a gentle reunion stirs long-buried feelings—ones that neither of them know how to name. Lily finds herself drawn to the one man who has always seen her, even when she tried to disappear. Ethan, torn between the past he promised to protect and the future he never allowed himself to imagine, fights a love he believes he has no right to claim.

As old letters surface, boundaries blur, and the town begins to whisper, Lily and Ethan must confront the truth neither dared speak aloud. Is love still love when it crosses the lines we once swore not to cross?

Or is it exactly what was meant to be, all along?

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Release date

Ebook: 12 August 2025