IanFive Years.It's been five years since Emery Davis stepped foot in this town. Frankly, I didn't think she'd ever come back.Now that she's here - I see what time has done.She's not the girl I remember. She's closed off. Distant.And despite the pull to her I still feel, I can't give up my new values and what I've worked so hard for since she left.I'm different. She's different. But when we're thrown together as the best man and maid of honor, it's too much temptation to resist.Emery Davis has always been my kryptonite but she'll destroy us both if she can't face her past.EmeryFive years ago, I left my demons, and Beechwood Falls, in the rearview mirror. Escaping the haunting memories, expectations, and the only man who made me feel everything I don't deserve.I never wanted to come back. But when my best friend asked me to be her maid of honor, I gave her the only answer I could.Yes.Now all I need to do is avoid the best man for the next month. Which is anything but easy in a small town.I'm not the bubbly girl this town once knew - locking the heartache away has been the only technique to get me up each morning.But Ian sees me. He's always been patient. Kind.Even if he does make me beg behind closed doors.The more time we spend together, the more I feel like my old self again. It's terrifying, yet freeing to my soul.And as much as I don't want to feel, maybe it's time to accept my past once and for all.Admittedly For Me is book one in the Beechwood Falls series by Jenna Lockwood. A standalone filled with spice and angst, this dual POV delivers a sizzling HEA.