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LOVING ANNABELLE
By: Rhoda B.
An academic rivals to lovers romance
Author Self-Published
October 2026
On Sale: October 20, 2026
Featuring: Annabelle Hayes; Ethan Witford
Kindle: B0HMC885V3
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Romance Contemporary
HOW DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE WHEN YOU KNOW YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE? Annabelle Hayes has accepted that some dreams are meant to remain unfinished. Once a top computer engineering student at Westwood University, she is now forced to attend college lectures from her bedroom, counting her days by doctor appointments instead of assignment deadlines and midterms. She is angry, tired and slowly losing hope. Then Ethan Witford shows up.
Basketball captain. Westwood University’s golden boy. And Annabelle’s academic rival. Ethan Witford is the last person she expects to understand her struggles.
But when assigned to give her lecture handouts, he becomes the first person in years who doesn’t treat Annabelle like she’s fragile.
He sees her in a way that no one else does, remembers the little details about her like her favorite flowers, and sits by her hospital bed with chicken soup and horrible dad jokes. Sadly, the grass is not always greener on the other side. The golden boy has his own troubles and despite how well he has mastered the art of pretending to be fine, Annabelle sees through it and becomes his safe space. The closer they get, the harder it becomes to pretend that they are just friends. Annabelle can’t afford to hope for a future, fate has disappointed her enough times to know better. She tries to push Ethan away, but he refuses to leave.
And just when she starts to believe that love might be worth a shot, they’re forced to face one thing neither of them can outrun. Time.
This is an emotional, slow‑burn love story that will stay with you long after the last page.
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