Run Away Charlotte — H.M. Shander

Nineteen year old Charlotte Cooper knows she's unworthy of happily ever after. Her troubled childhood leads to her inability to trust people, and without trust, how can she ever love? Until Andrew Wagner walks into her life. His charm and patience make her question if love might be possible after all. Despite the intoxicating pull to him, she pushes him away, believing he won't handle her past shadows when he sees her for who she really is. When he doesn't bolt at the first sign of trouble, her walls come crashing down. In it's wake, she gives him the key to her heart. He is her forever. However, Andrew struggles balancing the needs of family and school, and tries to be everything he wants to be for Charlotte. When he admits to a mistake, Charlotte gives him an all or nothing ultimatum, and he begs for something in the middle. Devastated, Charlotte runs into the arms of Jack, an older man who can successfully balance what Andrew failed to do. He gives her everything... except Andrew. Now, Charlotte must decide between the man her head tells her she needs, and the man her heart tells her she wants.