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She's a single mom trying to do right by her son...
...he's a surfer who doesn't take anything seriously.

How did they become friends? Mariana Morgan has only had two goals in life. Raise her son the best she can and turn her bakery into a success. She never factored in a family who has become like hers or him. Tanner Kelly.
She isn't sure how it happened, but somehow he's become her person, her best friend. And she needs a favor. An old classmate is getting married, bringing everyone she once knew back to town, including the man who left her alone with a baby all those years ago.
Showing up without a date isn't an option, facing her ex alone can't happen.
So, she turns to a friend. The one who kisses her like she's the only woman in the world, the one who makes her believe for just one moment this could be real.
But it isn't. Mariana and Tanner live in different worlds.
Determined to do what's right by her son, she tries to put it behind her, to make amends with her ex.
But what if people can't change? What if the man her son needs in his life isn't his unrepentant father? What if it's the same man she needs in hers?

Escape into this sweet romance that will give you all the feels. Always a Friend is the third book in the Always in Love series. Enjoy small town beach life with sweet and swoony men, strong-willed women, and family ties that can't be broken.