Franco (Bright Side #3)

by Kim Holden

  Bright Side

  Secrets.

  Everyone has one.

  Some are bigger than others.

  And when secrets are revealed, some will heal you...

  And some will end you.

  Kate Sedgwick's life has been anything but typical. She's endured hardship and tragedy, but throughout it all she remains happy and optimistic (there's a reason her best friend, Gus, calls her Bright Side). Kate is strong-willed, funny, smart, and musically gifted. She's also never believed in love. So when Kate leaves San Diego to attend college in the small town of grant, Minnesota, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with Keller Banks.

  They both feel it.

  But they each have a reason to fight it.

  They each have a secret.

  And when secrets are revealed, some will heal you...

  And some will end you.

  Gus

  This is the story of Gus.

  Losing himself.

  Finding himself.

  And healing along the way.

  "...but the honest-to-god truth is I don't even know how to function anymore. Bright Side wasn't only my best friend; she was like my other half... The other half of my brain, the other half of my conscience, the other half of my sense of humor, the other half of my creativity, the other half of my heart. How do you go back to doing what you did before, when half of you is gone forever?"

  So Much More

  Love is strange. It comes out of nowhere. There's no logic to it. It's not methodical. It's not scientific. It's pure emotion and passion. And emotion and passion can be dangerous because they fuel love...and hate. I'm now a reluctant connoisseur of both—an expert through immersion.

  I know them intimately.

  When I feel in love with Miranda, it was swift and blind. She was the person I'd elevated to mythical status in my head, in my dreams.

  Here's the thing about dreams, they're smoke.

  They're spun as thoughts until they become something we think we want.

  Something we think we need.

  That was Miranda. She was smoke.

  I thought I wanted her. I thought I needed her.

  Over time reality crept in and slowly dissected and disemboweled my dreams like a predator, leaving behind a rotting carcass.

  Reality can be a fierce bitch.

  So can Miranda.

  And I can be a fool...

  Who believes in dreams.

  And people.

  And love.

  About the Author

  I love reading, writing, traveling, music, coffee, tacos, nice people, my big dude (husband), and my little dude (son).

  And lots of other stuff too.

  I also love to make new friends.

  Come and find me in one of these spots.

  We'll hand out.

  It will fun.

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