Love Notes (Austen Series #4)

The second Annie Daschle tumbles into my arms, I’m a goner.
When she
asks if we’re hiring at Wasted Words, I can only say yes, even though we
aren’t—it’s that early on that I realize I can’t say no to her. Not
when she asks me to show her around New York, even though I already know
I should stay away. Not when she asks if we’re friends because I want
her so much more than that.
But she isn’t mine, and she never can be.
She’s
ten years younger than me–fresh out of high school, never been kissed.
She’s my employee, just a kid with a heart condition that’s stopped her
from living out loud like she’s always wanted. She’s never dated, never
had a boyfriend, never lived, and I can’t be the one to break her heart
the first time. I can’t be the one to show her what could be.
But God, how I want to.
Within
a few staggering heartbeats, Annie and I are caught in the middle of
something we can’t find our way out of, with no clear answers and no
rules. And the moment she’s in my arms again, I realize she can’t
control her heart. Not the decisions it makes.
Not the moment it stops.