Kismet — Leigh Ann Lunsford

Kismet (noun)
~ a power that is believed to control what happens in the future

Brody Collier disappeared without saying goodbye. It was for the best -- he was everything I was avoiding. The regimented Air Force lifestyle, the way his love made me weak, discarding me in the end . . . like my choices didn't matter. Emberlee Winchester appeared in my life, and I didn't have a chance. She was everything I wanted -- just at the wrong time.

I had to break her heart so she could find her own way. I always planned to come back for her, but making her mine was a greater feat than I expected. Blowing my life apart wasn't my intent. Weaving it back together was my biggest challenge. Her friends hate her. Her father disappoints her. Her fight is waning. It's the perfect time for me to win her over -- or so I thought. Our struggles bring us together. Neither of us have a choice.