She&rsquo;s a single mom trying to do right by her son&hellip;<br />&hellip;he&rsquo;s a surfer who doesn&rsquo;t take anything seriously.<br /><br />How did they become friends? Mariana Morgan has only had two goals in life. Raise her son the best she can and turn her bakery into a success. She never factored in a family who has become like hers or him. Tanner Kelly.<br />She isn&rsquo;t sure how it happened, but somehow he&rsquo;s become her person, her best friend. And she needs a favor. An old classmate is getting married, bringing everyone she once knew back to town, including the man who left her alone with a baby all those years ago.<br />Showing up without a date isn&rsquo;t an option, facing her ex alone can&rsquo;t happen.<br />So, she turns to a friend. The one who kisses her like she&rsquo;s the only woman in the world, the one who makes her believe for just one moment this could be real.<br />But it isn&rsquo;t. Mariana and Tanner live in different worlds.<br />Determined to do what&rsquo;s right by her son, she tries to put it behind her, to make amends with her ex.<br />But what if people can&rsquo;t change? What if the man her son needs in his life isn&rsquo;t his unrepentant father? What if it&rsquo;s the same man she needs in hers?<br /><br />Escape into this sweet romance that will give you all the feels. Always a Friend is the third book in the Always in Love series. Enjoy small town beach life with sweet and swoony men, strong-willed women, and family ties that can&rsquo;t be broken.