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Legacy

Series: Ashford Creek Series #1

Author: Carrie Ann Ryan

Release Date: January 5, 2026

Publisher: Independent

Genre: Romance/Contemporary/Fiction

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With one scowl, I fell just that much harder for Callum Ashford—NFL star turned small town brewer. He’s not only older, but he’s my brother’s best friend. Two very important reasons I should stay away.

Only two years ago, after the worst night of my life, he kissed me and I can’t keep him off my mind.

When the only house available to rent in town happens to be the one across the street from him, the close proximity does its work.

We can’t keep our hands off each other. Yet as the heat rises, so do feelings. He might want me, but he wants peace more.

There’s a darkness within him I know he fights. Just as there are secrets his family needs to uncover. But when the danger comes full force, it won’t be from the obvious corner. No, we both have our pasts we chose to hide.

And our fears.

Yet when I break, he catches me.

And I hope I have the strength to do the same.

**Legacy is an age gap, best friend’s little sister, small town romance and the first in the Ashford Creek series featuring Callum and Felicity. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**

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Carrie Ann Ryan

Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Talon Pack, Promise Me, and Elements of Five series, which have sold millions of books worldwide. She’s the winner of a RT Book of the Year and a Prism Award in her genres. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over one hundred novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.

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From the moment she first laid eyes on him she was smitten, but he seemed oblivious to her attraction. So, she just admired him from afar and kept her little crush on him under wraps. Which was kind of hard because he was her brother's best friend and always around, but she managed. But now that he's living across the street from her and constantly looking for reasons to stop by... managing that crush could be a whole lot harder!

The pages of Legacy hold a beautifully written love story brimming with raw emotion and suspenseful moments that will have you dangling helplessly from the edge of your seat at times. As we meet these two wonderfully drawn characters we learn that they have feelings for one another, but have always let trivial things keep them apart. With Callum being Felicity's brothers best friend it adds the complication of possibly ruining a life long friendship and Callum isn't so sure he wants to take that chance. There is also a bit of an age difference and them being in different stages in their lives, so they question rather they are right for one another. Then there are outside forces trying to find their way into the mix, pasts that haunt both of them daily. It's one of those love stories that comes with many obstacles, it's a roller coaster of emotional highs and lows... but so worth it when that last page finds you!

If you have the opportunity to read this one, I encourage to grab the opportunity with both hands and dive right in,. The story that these two have to tell will entertain, touch your heart, make you blush a time or two, and keep you on your toes the whole way through. I am excited to see where the pages take us next in this series! Loved every minute of this one and I know you will too, highly recommend!!

I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.

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