Almost Us

High school sweethearts Aria Lane and Kian Rivers were inseparable-until ambition, heartbreak, and one devastating breakup drove them apart. Ten years later, Kian is a billionaire mogul whose face is splashed across every magazine cover, his life a whirl of private jets and rumored flings. Aria is a small-town doctor in upstate New York, turning down high-paying offers to serve the community that raised her. When a last-minute wedding invitation brings Kian back to their hometown, he makes a dramatic surprise entrance-only to find Aria among the bridesmaids, her cool indifference hiding a storm of memories. Old sparks ignite, but the past isn't easily buried. Between whispered gossip, the sting of betrayal, and the pull of unforgotten desire, they're forced to navigate a dangerous question: can the boy who left and the girl who stayed find a future together, or are they still on opposite sides of the same heartbreak?