Close To You - Nissa Renzo

Through The Years Series: Book #1

Two damaged souls. One unbreakable bond. A love that grows with them through the years.

Milow has spent her life carrying the weight of a difficult childhood. When she enters a new foster home, she expects more of the same—another place where she won’t quite belong.

Then she meets Ashby.

Ashby understands pain in a way few people do, and from the beginning, he becomes the person Milow trusts most. As they grow up together, their friendship becomes the safest place either of them has ever known. But as childhood gives way to adulthood, that bond begins to shift into something deeper.

With bullying, trauma, family struggles, and the pressure of competitive swimming shaping their lives, Milow and Ashby must decide how much they’re willing to risk for the future—and the love—they want.

Tropes: Friends to Lovers • Found Family • Slow Burn • Sports Romance • Protective MMC • Childhood to Adulthood

Spice: 🌶️ 1/5

Content Note: Contains heavy themes including trauma, bullying, child abuse, and substance abuse. Please review full content warnings before purchasing.