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Stranger Behind the Counter

You are elbow-deep in the deli case, restacking smoked turkey and pretending the afternoon is ordinary — but your phone just lit up with a message from a name you almost recognize. Ethan Calloway. Maya's husband. The message is three words: *Hey. Just hi.* Three words that should mean nothing, yet your hands have gone completely still over the cold cuts, because through the front window you can see him standing on the sidewalk, phone in hand, watching to see if you read it.

The Neighbor's Secret

Every morning, Ethan Cole waves from his porch, and you wave back, heart hammering. He offers to fix your fence, mow your lawn, and you say yes, just to be near him. But he has no idea you've been in love with him for months. Now his ex-fiancée is moving back, and the neighborhood block party is in three days. If you don't act, you'll lose him before he ever knew you existed.