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Jeremy Twenty years ago, I was a different man, a Marine Corps Lieutenant on the brink of deployment. But a chance encounter at a Hollywood pool party connected me with a beautiful woman whose name I never knew. Later, I discovered she was a rising Hollywood star out for a carefree night, but I chose to walk away, convinced our worlds were too different. For years, I made sure we never crossed paths, even though she was a friend of my best friend, Keno Rivera. But all that changed a few months ago when our worlds collided. Abigail Carter despises me now. Now that she knows I could’ve said something to Keno. Yet fate has other plans, forcing us together on a cross-country road trip to transport her beloved horse from Idaho to California. But I’m no longer the man she remembers. The horrors of war have left me scarred, battling relentless nightmares. Abigail deserves better than the damaged ex-Marine I’ve become. No, Abigail Carter doesn’t deserve someone like me. Abigail Jeremy McCain, the name I should’ve known two decades ago at that Hollywood pool party. But back then, I was playing the enigmatic card, thinking anonymity was cute. I was young and naïve, not yet the Hollywood actress people would come to recognize. I was already nervous that night, tying to be “seen” by the Hollywood “IT” crowd. We connected by the side of the pool over our shared love of horses, our attraction undeniable. Little did I know, he was Keno Rivera’s best friend, and for years, he knew exactly who I was. Yet, he chose to say nothing. So here we are, compelled to confront our past, but first, we must go on the road trip of road trips to retrieve my horse, Peggy, from Idaho while evading the relentless paparazzi at every turn. You’d think they’d grow tired of chasing me after all these years. Especially since my career isn’t exactly stellar anymore, because I’m no longer the fresh, young woman that I was. In this second chance contemporary romance, rediscover the sparks that ignited long