Book excerpt: It’s about time two lifelong friends, Cole and Ivy, realize there is more to their feelings for each other than a platonic friendship. Unfortunately, it took a near death experience for them to realize how deep their feelings truly run. Can they make it through the muddy waters of recovery, change the dynamic of their friendship, and find love? About the Author A Southern California native with a degree in English and an overactive imagination, Karen Cometti creates stories of love and laughter, in between working a full-time job for a local school district and being a wife and mother.