All That We Never Were - Let It Be (#1)

• Fiction / Romance / New Adult 
• Fiction / Romance / Contemporary

International bestselling author Alice Kellen takes you on an emotional rollercoaster ride with her exhilarating New Adult romances.

Nineteen year old Leah Jones is struggling to cope after she and her twenty-nine year old brother Oliver unexpectedly lose their parents in a horrific car accident. Leah was in the car and is plagued by nightmares, intense grief and numbness—her life as she knew it is over, and life has gone very dark. Oliver hates leaving Leah at a time like this, when she's broken and devastated, but the only way he can support them both is if he transfers to Sydney for work. He implores his best friend Axel Nguyen to let her move in with him in their hometown of Byron Bay, and watch over her while he’s away. He'll be far away, working non-stop, but at least he won't have to worry ceaselessly about Leah. Oliver, Axel and Leah have known each other since childhood. For Axel, seeing Leah so despondent is a punch to the gut. He promises himself he'll do anything to bring the light back into her eyes, no matter what it takes.

What he would be shocked to learn is that Leah is in love with him. Little by little, as he does everything in his power to bring Leah back to the sparkling energetic beauty he's known, he falls in love with her, too, even though he feels that he's betraying Oliver's trust. He hates himself, but he's finally found happiness for himself in the love of his life. Before he can tell him, Oliver finds out about Leah and Axel's relationship and is outraged. He tells Axel to prove his love by letting her go so she can fully experience life at college. Axel agrees to break both of their hearts, and stoically breaks up with Leah so she can start a new life, not realizing the repercussions that will affect both of them for years to come.