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Only You by Leta Blake
’90s Coming of Age, Book 3
Join Peter Mandel on his final steps to love in Only You, the highly-anticipated third and final book of Leta Blake’s ’90s Coming of Age series.
Despite the lingering wounds of his past relationship, Peter is ready to take a chance on finding a faithful love and embracing his true self.
Peter and Daniel explore their connection despite Daniel’s complicated home life. But when Adam resurfaces, desperate to win Peter back, Peter must confront his complicated feelings and the painful ghosts of their shared past.
Only You is a powerful and emotional conclusion to the series, and a must-read for fans of New Adult Romance and Coming-of-Age fiction.
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“Um, Daniel?” I asked as I pressed against the sides of a lemon to squeeze the juice into my water. Some ran down my hand, and I licked it from the side of my palm before wiping the rest on my napkin.
Daniel’s eyes lingered on my mouth. “Yes?”
“Why do you want this to be a date? I hurt you in July, and I haven’t done nearly enough to prove you can trust me again.”
Daniel began cutting into the pot pie, steam rising into the cool evening air. Even after he finished cutting the pie into sections, he didn’t serve it yet. He seemed to be considering my question, and by the time he answered, I was sweating it, wondering if he’d changed his mind now. “Does it sound selfish if I admit that I’ve had a really bad week? And thinking of how I’d be seeing you tonight made everything a little bit better?”
My heart skipped again. “No. That’s not selfish.”
“Whenever I thought of you, it made me happy, and that just made me want to think of you more. At some point, I decided that if you, and everything about you, could make me smile during all this shit I’ve been dealing with, then I should take a chance. I want to be with you, even if, on the surface, maybe it isn’t the most cautious choice.”
I swallowed hard. “You want to be with me?”
“Yeah. Here, outside with these flowers, and that view—”
The river glinted in the sun, and the mountains trailed off in the distance.
“I wanted to see you surrounded by romantic candles and these twinkle lights.” His voice went softer. “I wanted that a lot. And now I have it.” A smile crossed his lips. “And, for the record, it’s what I hoped it would be. You look amazing, by the way. You always look amazing. Ever since the first time I saw you. Every time I see you.”
“Daniel…” I didn’t know what to say. I was dizzy. If I’d had a sip of the seltzer water before he’d started talking, I’d think it was drugged. I hadn’t felt so giddy and in love with the whole world since that asshole Jeremy put GHB in my drink. But this was different. This was because of Daniel. Because, somehow, despite it all, despite how much I’d screwed up, Daniel still wanted me.
“I’ve missed you,” Daniel said.
“I’ve missed you too, and I’m glad it’s a date.” I reached out for his hand. His fingers were as comfortable in mine as I’d remembered. “To be honest, I wanted it to be too. All week I kept thinking of this as a date, and then I’d try to talk myself out of it. I didn’t want to get my hopes up.”
Daniel leaned close and pressed his forehead to mine.
My heart felt like a starry pinwheel in my chest, shiny and spinning with excitement, giving off sparks of joy. Our breath mixed in the space between us, and I waited for him to kiss me.
But he just pressed his lips to my forehead, like he had on my birthday, before sitting back to serve our dinner.
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Author of the bestselling book Smoky Mountain Dreams and the fan favorite Training Season, Leta Blake’s educational and professional background is in psychology and finance, respectively. However, her passion has always been for writing. She enjoys crafting romance stories and exploring the psyches of made up people. At home in the Southern U.S., Leta works hard at achieving balance between her day job, her writing, and her family.
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Loved this series so much! One of my all time favorites and I will definitely be reading it again!