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📚 Book 3 of a completed 3-book series
When Vanessa trades her carefree globe-trotting dreams for an unexpected custody of her sister's infant daughter, her perfectly adventurous life hits a wall—until her charming neighbor Adrian, a surprisingly competent lawyer with a geriatric Chihuahua, steps in to help. As they navigate sleepless nights and diaper disasters together, Vanessa finds herself falling for the steady, dependable man who's becoming her anchor in the chaos. But when you've spent your whole life racing against time, letting yourself hope for a future—and a love that could actually last—feels like the scariest adventure of all. This is a tender, joyful story about two people learning that sometimes the most fulfilling life isn't about checking off a bucket list, but about building one with someone who makes every ordinary moment feel extraordinary.
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