The Last Encore

Avery Clark has built a life and a photography business she's proud of, but she's never fully let go of the hurt from Joshua Harding, her former best friend, who left without explanation a decade ago. A chance run-in at a Toronto event throws them back together, and when photographing his sister's wedding becomes an opportunity too good to pass up, Avery agrees despite her doubts.

As the two spend more time together, old feelings resurface alongside old wounds, and Avery has to decide whether the connection she felt as a teenager was real — and whether she can trust Josh, and herself, enough to try again. Set against a Canadian backdrop, The Last Encore is a steamy, slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance about friendship, identity, and learning to trust yourself. It is the first book in the It's Always Been You series.