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From\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new forbidden, enemies-to-lovers story\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n It all started with an unexpected phone call.<\/p>\n Two years after my fianc\u00e9 passed away in an accident, his father died suddenly, leaving Brad\u2019s adult, special-needs brother with no one to care for him.<\/p>\n The next thing I knew, I was on a cross-country drive to New Hampshire where I\u2019d be moving in to look after Scottie until I could get him into a group home.<\/p>\n The last thing I ever expected?<\/p>\n I wouldn\u2019t be taking care of him alone.<\/p>\n Josh Mathers, my fiance\u2019s best friend\u2014who also happened to be my sworn enemy\u2014insisted he was the better person for the job. He told me to go back to California, and I told him where he could stick that demand.<\/p>\n Our disdain for each other wasn\u2019t anything new. It dated back to a text I\u2019d accidentally read years ago.<\/p>\n We hated each other. But we both loved Scottie, so neither of us budged.<\/p>\n Now we were living together in a tiny house\u2014with one available bedroom. Thank goodness it was only temporary.<\/p>\n Over time, I realized the broody jerk I thought I knew was different than I\u2019d imagined.<\/p>\n I found myself slowly growing attached to someone I once considered the enemy\u2026and growing attracted to him.<\/p>\n Sure, both of us were guilt-ridden over Brad. We were also two grown people with pent-up frustration toward one another\u2014stuck in a cabin in the woods.<\/p>\n But this was\u00a0Josh.<\/em><\/p>\n I could never.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Add to Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Penelope Ward\u00a0is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.<\/p>\n She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.<\/p>\n With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FACEBOOK<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0TWITTER<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0INSTAGRAM<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0GOODREADS<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0FB FAN GROUP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0I Could Never by Penelope Ward is live! 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