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  I hope to one day have some of the courage she has.

  I hope one day you share her courage too.

  About the Author

  Gianna Gabriela is originally from Rhode Island. She’s a small-town girl living in the Big Ol’ City of New York. She considers herself a writer of gorgeous alpha-males and strong heroines. She’s been reading for years and calls it her addiction. Her favorite genre is anything in the YA/NA Romance Realm.

  She loves the saying that “a room without books is like a body without a soul.” Her favorite color is black, she loves most sports, and doesn’t like painting her nails because it takes a lot of work to remove the nail polish.

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  The Not Alone Novellas

  Not the End (Book #1)

  Not the Same (Book #2)

  COMING SOON

  Not Alone (Book #3)

  Bragan University Series

  Better With You

  Fighting For You

  COMING SOON

  Falling For You (2019)

  Waiting For You (2019)

  Finally With You (2020)

  Not The Same

  Not Alone Novellas (Book #2)

  Not the Same (Not Alone Novellas #2)

  Aron Lincoln never meant to take on the role of parent.

  He was only ten years old.

  His job was to be a big brother, one his little brother could learn from—maybe even look up to.

  He wasn’t supposed to be the one his brother depended on for protection. But when their dad walked away, and their mom chose something else over them, Aron was left with no choice.

  He made a vow to protect his brother, and it’s a promise he intends to keep.

  Prologue

  I wish dad was here.

  “Hey, Mom, what’s this?” I hold up a small plastic bag. I found it inside one of her shoes in the closet when I was playing hide and seek with Ethan. “Is it sugar?” Maybe she forgot it was there. I know she’s planning on making lemonade today.

  “Where did you find that, Aron?” She sounds like she’s mad, but I don’t understand why; she’s usually happy when I find things.

  “It was—”

  She runs to me, prying the bag from my hand. “Where did you find it?” she yells and my bottom lip begins to tremble. I look down to see there’s a little bit of blood on my hand. I think she scratched me when she snatched the bag away.

  Tears begin to stream down my face. “It was in your…” I mumble, not understanding what I did to make Mommy so mad.

  “Where?” she shouts and I flinch.

  “Closet,” I reply. Ethan stayed in the room. He’s hiding until I go and find him. I’m glad he’s not here to see me cry.

  “Don’t go in there again!”

  “We were just playing hide and seek,” I say.

  She gives me a look that tells me I’m in trouble. “Don’t ever go in my closet again.” She says each word slowly and I nod, lips still trembling, tears still falling.

  I don’t know what I did to make her mad.

  She’s not usually mad at me.

  I wish Dad was here.

  She was never angry when he was here.

  Better With You

  Bragan University Series (Book #1)

  Better With You (Bragan University Series #1)

  Mia Collins has an amazing life. She was popular in high school, and college is off to a great start. Everything seems perfect until she goes home for the break and everything changes...

  One night sets everything in motion and Mia’s world begins to fall apart. She’s stunned that the life she thought she knew was all a lie. After she loses her family, she’s forced to start over. This time though, she vows to not let anyone get close to her again - to not get hurt again.

  But life has a funny way of doing the opposite of what you ask for...

  Colton Hunter is the captain and quarterback of a winning team. With killer looks and so much money he doesn’t need his football scholarship, you’d think that he would have nothing to worry about.

  But behind his picture-perfect life lurks a dark secret - something that Colton has been forced to keep to himself for fear of what happens if he speaks out. Torn up inside by the deceit, he shuts everyone out, not allowing anyone to get close enough to see what hides behind the mask...

  That is until a girl crosses his path, shaking his resolve and forcing him to realize he doesn’t have to be strong all the time.

  Fighting For You

  Bragan University Series (Book #2)

  Fighting For You (Bragan University Series #2)

  Jesse Falcon has dedicated his life to one cause: to fight against that which has taken so much from him.

  He’s learned the hard way that if you want something to be done, you have to do it yourself.

  No more waiting for others to make a difference.

  With football, a pre-med program and a coveted internship, he has no time for anything or anyone else. The truth is, he doesn’t think his barely healed heart can take it.

  Despite his determination to remain distant, he soon finds a girl who will not only fracture that resolve but shatter it completely.

  Zoe Evans is an average college student.

  She has a group of friends, and enough gossip lingers in the halls to make her days interesting.

  Her whole world changes in a heartbeat though - one blackout, and a week-long fever forces her into a battle she isn’t prepared to fight.

  The odds are stacked against her.

  Will she have the strength to prevail?